Allahabad High Court
SMT. SHOBHA DEVIversusSTATE OF U.P. and ORS.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Allowed/Partly Allowed on merits/Granted
Holding
The application is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
Smt. Shobha Devi filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking the High Court's inherent jurisdiction to intervene in the proceedings before the trial court. No counsel appeared on behalf of the applicant, while the learned Additional Government Advocate represented the State. The Court observed that the application was not prosecuted and therefore dismissed it. Consequently, any interim order previously granted was vacated. The order was directed to be communicated to the concerned trial court.
Issues considered
- Whether the application under Section 482 CrPC is maintainable in the absence of prosecution.
- Whether the High Court should entertain the application to interfere with the trial court proceedings.
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482, 528
Subjects
- Criminal Procedure
- Inherent Powers
- Section 482
- Application Dismissed
- Interim Order Vacated
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
LUCKNOW
APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 1985 of 2017
Smt. Shobha Devi
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And Ors.
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Piyush Chandra Agarwal
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Govt. Advocate
Court No. - 14
HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J.
1. Case called out.
2. None is present for the applicant(s) to press this application.
3. Learned A.G.A. for the State is present.
4. The application U/s 482CrPC/528 BNSS is dismissed for want of
prosecution.
5. Interim order, if any, stands vacated.
6. Consign to record.
7. Office is directed to communicate this order to the learned trial Court
concerned forthwith.
(Shree Prakash Singh,J.)
September 11, 2025
MVS/-
Digitally signed by :-
MANOJ VIKRAM SINGH CHAUHAN
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench
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