Allahabad High Court

SHAHAJHAN KHATUNversusSTATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL CHIEF SECTY. DEPTT OF HOME GOV. OF U.P LKO AND ANOTHER

Decided: 13 August 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED AS INFRUCTUOUS
Bench: SHREE PRAKASH SINGH

Holding

The application is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The applicant, Shahajhan Khatun, filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) before the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench. The matter was listed before Hon’ble Justice Manish Kumar. Counsel for the applicant, Mr. Aditya Vikram Shahi, was absent and no request for adjournment was made on his behalf. The court noted that the applicant had not taken steps to prosecute the application. Consequently, the court dismissed the application on the ground of want of prosecution. The order was dated 23 April 2025 and signed by the bench registrar.

Issues considered

The court considered whether the application should be dismissed for want of prosecution due to the absence of counsel and no request for adjournment.

Subjects

CrPC Section 482
want of prosecution
dismissal
procedural default
high court

Judgment

                                                                               Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:23235




                                         Court No. - 14

                                         Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 5011 of 2023

                                         Applicant :- Shahajhan Khatun
                                         Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl Chief Secty. Deptt Of Home
                                         Gov. Of U.P Lko And Another
                                         Counsel for Applicant :- Aditya Vikram Shahi
                                         Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Rajendra Kumar Verma

                                         Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J.

                                         Case has been called out in the revised list.

                                         Neither Shri Aditya Vikram Shahi, learned counsel for the
                                         applicant is present nor any request has been made on his behalf
                                         for adjournment of the case.

                                         As such, the present case is dismissed for want of prosecution.

                                         Order Date :- 23.4.2025
                                         Ashish




Digitally signed by :-
ASHISH MISHRA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench

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