High Court of Gujarat

BHARATBHAI KALYANBHAI SONAGRAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
Bench: SANJEEV THAKER

Holding

The application for restoration of the main matter was allowed.

Summary

The petitioner filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking restoration of the main matter that had been dismissed for want of prosecution on 1 May 2026. The respondent opposed the restoration. The court considered the arguments of both counsel and the content of the application. Finding no impediment, the court allowed the application, directing the registry to restore the main matter to its original file with all attached orders. Consequently, the application was disposed of after granting restoration.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate remedy when a main criminal matter is dismissed for want of prosecution?

Subjects

restoration of suitwant of prosecutioncriminal miscellaneous applicationprocedural lawhigh court order

Judgment

       R/CR.MA/11997/2026                                                                ORDER DATED: 01/07/2026




                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

    R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR RESTORATION) NO. 11997 of
                               2026

                                    In R/CRIMINAL APPEAL/89/2022

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                               BHARATBHAI KALYANBHAI SONAGRA
                                            Versus
                                  STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
 ==========================================================
 Appearance:
 MR MA SAIYAD(5598) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
 MR RONAK RAWAL, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
 ==========================================================

    CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

                                                 Date : 01/07/2026

                                                    ORAL ORDER


                       This        is     an       application              for      restoration              of     main

 matter which is dismissed for want of prosecution by this

 Court vide order dated 01.05.2026.

                       Considering the submissions made by the learned

 advocate             for       the       applicant              as      well         as       considering               the

 averments               made           in      this        application,               this       application               is

 allowed.

                       The Registry to restore the main matter on its

 original file with all attached orders, if any.

                       This application is disposed of accordingly.




                                                                                     (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
 M.H. DAVE/SB-I/10

Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: MAHESHKUMAR HASMUKHLAL DAVE(HC00193), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 01/07/2026 15:22:17




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