Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 12 August 2026

Case Overview

  • Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Criminal) No. 13757/2026 filed by A. Mahesh Raju against M/s. Panasonic India Private Limited and another respondent, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 29 June 2026 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras (CRL RC No. 1056/2026).
  • The petitioner also moved Interlocutory Applications IA No. 219485/2026 (exemption from filing copy of the impugned judgment) and IA No. 219484/2026 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures). Subsequent applications IA 219135/2026 and IA 219132/2026 sought the same reliefs.
  • On 10 August 2026 the matter was listed before a two‑judge bench comprising Hon’ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi. Counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Namineni Pavan Kumar, Adv., and Mr. Shravanth Paruchuri, AOR, appeared; counsel for the respondents was not listed.

Final Outcome

  • The petitioner voluntarily sought leave to withdraw the pending petitions. The Court accordingly dismissed the Special Leave Petitions as withdrawn.
  • The order was digitally signed by Deepak Guglani on 12 August 2026 at 10:15:19 IST.

Topics: Special Leave Petition, Withdrawal, Supreme Court