Allahabad High Court
SURJAN KUMAR MAURYA AND ANR.versusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANR.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed off/Decided on merits
Holding
The application under Section 482 is dismissed for non‑prosecution due to the applicants' failure to appear.
Summary
Surjan Kumar Maurya and another filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking relief against the State of U.P. The matter was listed for hearing, but the applicants failed to appear while the State’s Additional Government Advocate was present. The Court noted the absence of the applicants and dismissed the application for non‑prosecution. Consequently, any interim order that had been passed was vacated. No substantive merits of the application were considered. The order was pronounced by Justice Manjive Shukla on 18 August 2025.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court should entertain an application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. when the applicants are absent from the hearing
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482
Subjects
- Section 482
- Inherent powers of High Court
- non‑prosecution
- interim order vacated
- application dismissal
Judgment
Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:48210
Court No. - 30
Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 3648 of 2016
Applicant :- Surjan Kumar Maurya And Anr.
Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Anr.
Counsel for Applicant :- Dheeraj Srivastava,Girijesh Sharan
Srivastav
Counsel for Opposite Party :- Govt. Advocate,Sarvesh Kumar
Pandey
Hon'ble Manjive Shukla,J.
1. List of cases is being revised.
2. No one is present for the applicants, whereas learned
Additional Government Advocate for the State is present.
3. Accordingly, this application filed under Section 482 of
Cr.P.C. is hereby dismissed for non-prosecution.
4. Interim order, if any, stands vacated.
(Manjive Shukla, J.)
Order Date :- 18.8.2025
akhilesh/-
Digitally signed by :-
AKHILESHWAR KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench
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