High Court of Gujarat
DHARMENDRA DHIRAJLAL BHATTversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Decided
- 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- 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE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 procedure
- leave to appeal
- dismissal for want of prosecution
- procedural 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
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DHARMENDRA DHIRAJLAL BHATT
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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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
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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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