Allahabad High Court
GEETA DEVI @ MANSI VERMA AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Disposal
- Allowed/Partly Allowed on merits/Granted
Holding
The application under Section 482 was dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
Geeta Devi @ Mansi Verma and another filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking relief against the State of Uttar Pradesh. No counsel appeared on behalf of the applicants, although the Additional Government Advocate was present. Counsel for one of the opposite parties was also absent. The Court held that the application could not be proceeded with due to lack of prosecution. Consequently, the application was dismissed and any interim order that may have been in force was vacated.
Issues considered
- What is the effect of the absence of counsel for the applicants on the prosecution of an application under Section 482 of the CrPC?
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482
Subjects
- Section 482
- inherent powers
- application dismissed
- want of prosecution
- interim order vacated
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
LUCKNOW
APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 2926 of 2025
Geeta Devi @ Mansi Verma And Another
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And
Another .....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Vivek Chandra
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Nisha Tiwari, Vijay Prakash
Chaurasia
Court No. - 23
HON'BLE RAJEEV BHARTI, J.
1. Case called out.
2. None appears on behalf of the applicants to press the application.
However, learned A.G.A. is present. Learned counsel for opposite party no.2
is also not present.
3. Accordingly, the application is dismissed for want of prosecution.
4. Interim order, if any, stands vacated.
(Rajeev Bharti,J.)
October 27, 2025
Anand/-
Digitally signed by :-
ANAND KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench
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