Allahabad High Court
AJAY KUMAR GUPTAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- CHAWAN PRAKASH
Holding
The application under Section 482 is dismissed for want of prosecution, and any interim order is vacated.
Summary
The applicant filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code in 2019 seeking relief in a criminal matter. The matter was listed before the High Court but no counsel appeared on behalf of the applicant, even after a revised list. The learned Additional Government Advocate appeared for the State, but the applicant's side remained unrepresented. The Court dismissed the application for want of prosecution and vacated any interim order that may have been passed earlier. The trial court was directed to proceed with the case as per law, and the order was to be communicated to the trial court by the Registrar.
Issues considered
- Whether an application under Section 482 CrPC pending since 2019 can be dismissed for want of prosecution due to non-appearance of counsel.
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482
Subjects
- Criminal Procedure
- Section 482
- Application dismissed
- Want of prosecution
- Interim order vacated
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 6539 of 2019
Ajay Kumar Gupta
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Another
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Vidya Prakash Singh, Vishesh Kumar,
Yasharth Srivastava
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 83
HON'BLE CHAWAN PRAKASH, J.
1. Case called on. No one is present on behalf of the applicant, even in the
revised list.
2. Learned A.G.A. is present for the State.
3. Since this application is pending since 2019 and no one is present on
behalf of the applicant to press this application, this application is
dismissed for want of prosecution.
4. Interim order, if any, stands vacated.
5. The Trial Court is at liberty to proceed with the matter as per law.
6. Let this order be communicated to the Trial Court concerned by the
Registrar (Compliance).
(Chawan Prakash,J.)
September 16, 2026
Vijay
Digitally signed by :-
VIJAY KUMAR SAHU
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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