Allahabad High Court
SMT. BITTAN DEVI @ SUSHMA AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- DEEPAK VERMA
Holding
The Court dismissed the application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for want of prosecution as no counsel appeared to press it.
Summary
Smt. Bittan Devi and three others filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code before the Allahabad High Court. No counsel appeared on behalf of the applicants to press the application. Counsel for the State and the second opposite party were present. The Court observed the absence of any representation for the applicants and consequently dismissed the application for want of prosecution. The dismissal was recorded by Justice Deepak Verma on 9 September 2026.
Issues considered
- Can an application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. be entertained when the applicant fails to appear before the Court?
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482
Subjects
- Section 482
- inherent powers of High Court
- application dismissed
- want of prosecution
- Criminal Procedure Code
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 2105 of 2022
Smt. Bittan Devi @ Sushma And 3 Others
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Another
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Prashant Kumar Singh, Vageesh
Pandey
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Ankit Kumar Singh, Arun Kumar
Tiwari, Bharat Kumar Tripathi, G.A.,
Manoj Kumar Pandey, Raza Abbas,
Shesh Kumar Bajpai
Court No. - 74
HON'BLE DEEPAK VERMA, J.
1. Case called out in the revised list. None appears on behalf of the
applicants to press this application.
2. Mr. Raza Abbas, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2 and
learned AGA for the State are present.
3. Accordingly, the present application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. is dismissed for
want of prosecution.
(Deepak Verma,J.)
September 9, 2026
Nisha
Digitally signed by :-
nisha kumari
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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