Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday permitted the Maharashtra government to withdraw a 2020 rioting case registered against former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, senior BJP leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, and five others.

The case stemmed from a protest outside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) office in December 2020, during which the leaders allegedly tried to scale the iron gates of the RBI and manhandled a policeman.

Committee recommendation accepted

Public prosecutor Mankunwar Deshmukh informed a bench led by the Chief Justice and Justice Jamadar that the decision followed recommendations of a state-appointed committee. The panel reviewed the chargesheet and suggested withdrawal in line with a Government Resolution (GR) issued pursuant to Supreme Court guidelines.

The GR al

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