Allahabad High Court
ISHWARDAS AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- DEEPAK VERMA
Holding
The application under Section 482 CrPC was dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The applicants, Ishwardas and two others, filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking the High Court's intervention against the State of Uttar Pradesh. No counsel appeared on behalf of the applicants to press the application, while the learned Additional Government Advocate was present. The Court noted the absence of the applicants' representation and consequently dismissed the application for want of prosecution. The order was pronounced on 20 May 2025 by Justice Deepak Verma. No substantive merits of the application were considered due to procedural default.
Issues considered
- Whether an application under Section 482 CrPC can be entertained in the absence of the applicant's counsel.
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482
Subjects
- Criminal Procedure Code
- Section 482
- High Court
- Dismissal for want of prosecution
- Procedural default
Judgment
Court No. - 84
Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 13975 of 2020
Applicant :- Ishwardas And 2 Others
Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another
Counsel for Applicant :- Azad Khan
Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J.
1. List revised.
2. None appears on behalf of the applicants to press this
Application u/s 482 Cr.P.C.
3. Learned AGA is present.
4. Hence, the Application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. is dismissed for
want of prosecution.
Order Date :- 20.5.2025
Mini
Digitally signed by :-
MINI KANAUJIYA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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