Allahabad High Court

MOHD. SUHAIL AND 5 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. THRU. A.C.S/ PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. HOME GOVT. LKO AND ANOTHER

Decided: 21 September 2026
Disposal: Disposed off/Decided on merits
Bench: BRIJ RAJ SINGH

Holding

The application under Section 482 is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The applicants, Mohd. Suhail and five others, filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) (No. 5475 of 2024) before the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, seeking relief against the State of Uttar Pradesh and other respondents. No counsel appeared on behalf of the applicants to press the application, while counsel for the respondents was present. The Court observed that the application was not prosecuted and therefore could not be entertained. Consequently, the application was dismissed for want of prosecution. The interim order that had been passed earlier was vacated.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate procedure for prosecuting an application under Section 482 of the CrPC?
Whether the application can be dismissed for want of prosecution?

Legislation cited

Code of Criminal Procedure — s. 482

Subjects

Criminal Procedure
Section 482
Application dismissed
Want of prosecution
Interim order vacated

Judgment

Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:69473

Court No. - 28
Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 5475 of 2024
Applicant :- Mohd. Suhail And 5 Others
Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. A.C.S/ Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home
Govt. Lko And Another
Counsel for Applicant :- Mohd Najrul Abdeen,Prince Kumar
Tripati,Shaista Parveen
Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Shailendra Kumar Tiwari

Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh,J.

Case called out in the revised list. None appears
on behalf of the applicants to press this
application.

Learned counsel for the respondents is present.

The application is dismissed for want of
prosecution.

Interim order, if any, stands vacated.

Order Date :- 15.10.2024
Pks

Digitally signed by :-
POOJA SETH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench

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