Allahabad High Court
POOJA CHADDHAversusState of UP AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- DEEPAK VERMA
Holding
The application under Section 482 is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The applicant, Pooja Chaddha, filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking the High Court's intervention in a criminal proceeding. The application was listed before the Hon'ble Justice Deepak Verma. No counsel for the opposite party appeared, and the learned Additional Government Advocate was present. The court observed that there was no prosecution of the application, i.e., the applicant failed to pursue the matter. Consequently, the court dismissed the Section 482 application for want of prosecution. The order was pronounced on May 6, 2026, and signed by the judge.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate basis for dismissing a Section 482 application for want of prosecution?
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482
Subjects
- Section 482
- Criminal Procedure Code
- High Court
- Dismissal
- Wanted prosecution
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 3695 of 2024
Pooja Chaddha
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Another
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ayyaz Khan, Vivek Kumar Shukla
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 74
HON'BLE DEEPAK VERMA, J.
Case called out in the revised list. None appears to press this application.
Learned AGA is present.
Accordingly, the present 482 application is dismissed for want of
prosecution.
(Deepak Verma,J.)
May 6, 2026
Nitin Verma
Digitally signed by :-
NITIN KUMAR VERMA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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