Allahabad High Court
ANKIT SAXENA @ SAURABH SAXENA AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- DEEPAK VERMA
Holding
The application is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
Ankit Saxena and three others filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking relief against the State of U.P. No counsel appeared for either party on the date of hearing. The sole issue before the court was whether the application should be entertained in the absence of any prosecution of the matter. The court observed that no party had appeared to press the application, resulting in a lack of prosecution. Consequently, the court dismissed the application for want of prosecution. The dismissal reflects the court's adherence to procedural requirements for maintaining an application before it.
Issues considered
- Whether an application under Section 482 CrPC may be entertained when no party appears to prosecute it
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482
Subjects
- Section 482
- inherent jurisdiction
- dismissal for want of prosecution
- criminal procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 704 of 2022
Ankit Saxena @ Saurabh Saxena And 3 Others
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Another
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Rakesh Kumar Shukla
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Ajay Rajendra, G.A.
Court No. - 74
HON'BLE DEEPAK VERMA, J.
1. Case called out in revised list. No one has appeared to press this
application.
2. The application is, accordingly, dismissed for want of prosecution.
(Deepak Verma,J.)
September 9, 2026
Meenu Singh
Digitally signed by :-
MEENU SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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