Allahabad High Court
SUBHAM SHARMA38versusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- GAUTAM CHOWDHARY
Holding
The application is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The applicant Subham Sharma filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking relief. The matter was listed for hearing on 21 April 2026, but the applicant failed to appear. On the revised list, no one appeared on behalf of the applicant. Consequently, the High Court dismissed the application for want of prosecution and ordered that the order be communicated to the lower court.
Issues considered
- Whether the application under Section 482 can be dismissed for want of prosecution when the applicant fails to appear before the Court
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482
Subjects
- Section 482
- Criminal Procedure Code
- procedural dismissal
- want of prosecution
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 1590 of 2022
Subham Sharma38
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Another
.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shashank Tripathi
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 82
HON'BLE DR. GAUTAM CHOWDHARY, J.
1. On 21.04.2026, this Court passed the following order:-
"1. List revised. None appears for the applicant.
2. Learned A.G.A. for the State is present.
3. Interim order, if any, is vacated.
4. List in ordinary course."
2. Today when the case was taken up in the revised list, none appears to
press this application on behalf of the applicants.
3. Accordingly, the present application is dismissed for want of
prosecution.
4. Office is directed to communicate the order passed by this Court to the
concerned Court below.
May 5, 2026
S.Ali
(Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
SHAUKAT ALI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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