High Court of Gujarat

PATEL RASIKBHAI GANPATBHAIversusVIHOL AMARSINH RAJUJI JIVANJI

Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: SANJEEV THAKER

Holding

The application is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

Patel Rasikbhai Ganpatbhai filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking leave to appeal against respondents Vihol Amarsinh Rajuji Jivanji and another. The matter was listed before the High Court of Gujarat, but neither the petitioner nor his counsel appeared even on the second call, and no request for adjournment was made. The court observed the absence and the lack of any request to postpone the hearing. Accordingly, the court dismissed the application for want of prosecution. The order was pronounced by Justice Sanjeev J. Thaker on 8 January 2026. No merits of the appeal were examined.

Issues considered

Whether the application for leave to appeal should be dismissed for want of prosecution due to the petitioner’s non‑appearance?

Subjects

Criminal ProcedureLeave to AppealWant of ProsecutionDismissalHigh Court

Judgment

       R/CR.MA/12222/2025                                                                ORDER DATED: 08/01/2026




                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

  R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL) NO. 12222
                            of 2025

                                 In F/CRIMINAL APPEAL/20971/2025

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                                PATEL RASIKBHAI GANPATBHAI
                                           Versus
                            VIHOL AMARSINH RAJUJI JIVANJI & ANR.
 ==========================================================
 Appearance:
 MR CHETAN B RAVAL(2090) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
 MR. KAUSHAL N DAVE(13999) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent(s) No. 2
 ==========================================================

    CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

                                                 Date : 08/01/2026

                                                   ORAL ORDER


                      None present even in the second call, nor any

 request for adjournment is made.



                      In view of the same, the matter is dismissed for

 want of prosecution.


                                                                                     (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
 M.H. DAVE

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 08/01/2026 18:06:13




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