High Court of Gujarat

DHARMENDRA DHIRAJLAL BHATTversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE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

Holding

The application is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The applicant, Dharmendra Dhirajlal Bhatt, filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking leave to appeal. The applicant’s counsel, Mr. Malav Hemangbhai Gor, failed to appear even after a second call and made no request for adjournment. Accordingly, the Court dismissed the application for want of prosecution. No substantive merits of the appeal were considered. The order was pronounced by Justice Sanjeev J. Thaker on 08/01/2026.

Issues considered

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

Subjects

criminal procedureleave to appealdismissal for want of prosecutionprocedural default

Judgment

          R/CR.MA/5104/2025                                                                  ORDER DATED: 08/01/2026




                    IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

  R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL) NO. 5104 of
                              2025

                                     In F/CRIMINAL APPEAL/9797/2025

                                               With
                                 F/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 9797 of 2025
  ==========================================================
                                    DHARMENDRA DHIRAJLAL BHATT
                                               Versus
                                      STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
  ==========================================================
  Appearance:
  MR MALAV HEMANGBHAI GOR(9961) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
  NOTICE SERVED THRU CONCERNED POLICE STATION for the
  Respondent(s) No. 2,3
  MR YUVRAJ BRAHMBHATT, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
  ==========================================================

     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, this matter is dismissed for

  want of prosecution.


                                                                                         (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
  SRILATHA


Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: SRILATHA VENKATARAO UPADHYAYULA(HC00185), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 08/01/2026 17:48:29




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