Allahabad High Court
JANARDAN PRASAD SHUKLA and ORS.versusSTATE OF U.P. and ANR.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Allowed/Partly Allowed on merits/Granted
Holding
The application under Section 482 CrPC is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking the High Court's intervention in a criminal proceeding. No counsel appeared on behalf of the applicants to press the application, although the State's Government Advocate was present. The Court observed the lack of prosecution and consequently dismissed the application for want of prosecution. The interim order previously granted in the matter was vacated. The order was directed to be communicated to the trial court forthwith.
Issues considered
- Whether an application under Section 482 CrPC can be entertained in the absence of the applicant's counsel.
- Whether the interim order previously granted should remain in force when the application is dismissed.
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482
Subjects
- Criminal Procedure Code
- Section 482
- application dismissed
- interim order vacated
- want of prosecution
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
LUCKNOW
APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 2390 of 2017
Janardan Prasad Shukla And Ors.
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And Anr.
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dinesh Kr. Chaudhary
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Govt. Advocate, Vimal Shukla
Court No. - 14
HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J.
Case is called out.
None is present on behalf of the applicants to press this
application.
Learned AGA for the State is present.
In view of the above, the instant application U/s 482 Cr.P.C. is
dismissed for want of prosecution.
Interim order, if any, stands vacated.
Consigned to records.
Office is directed to communicate this order to the trial court
concerned, forthwith.
September 22, 2025
kkv/
(Shree Prakash Singh,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
KRISHAN KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench
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