Allahabad High Court
KARUNA SADAN DIXITversusSTATE OF U.P. and ANR.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Allowed/Partly Allowed on merits/Granted
Holding
The application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. was dismissed for want of prosecution, and the interim order was vacated.
Summary
The applicant, Karuna Sadan Dixit, filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (No. 4515 of 2017) before the Allahabad High Court seeking relief against the State of Uttar Pradesh. The application was to be heard in Court No. 14 before Hon'ble Justice Prakash Singh. No counsel or representative appeared on behalf of the applicant to press the application, although the learned Additional Government Advocate was present for the State. The Court observed that the application could not be proceeded with due to the absence of the applicant, constituting a want of prosecution. Consequently, the application was dismissed and any interim order previously granted was vacated. The order was directed to be communicated to the trial court immediately.
Issues considered
- Can an application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. be entertained in the absence of the applicant?
- Should the interim order previously granted be vacated upon dismissal of the application?
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482
Subjects
- Criminal Procedure
- Section 482
- Application dismissed
- Interim order vacated
- Want of prosecution
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
LUCKNOW
APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 4515 of 2017
Karuna Sadan Dixit
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And Anr.
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mohammad Irfan Siddiqui, Chandra
Shekhar Pandey, Kaushal Kishore
Tewari, Pal Singh Yadav, Sanjay
Kumar Yadav
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)
: Govt. Advocate, Suyesh Pradhan
Court No. - 14
HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J.
Case is called out.
None is present on behalf of the applicant 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 15, 2025
kkv/ (Shree Prakash Singh,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
KRISHAN KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench
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