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Allahabad High Court

SATISH KUMAR @ SATISH KUMAR VISHWAKARMAversusSTATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME, LKO. AND ANOTHER

Decided
Disposal
Dismiss other than merit(DD/Non Prosec./Abated)
Bench
OM PRAKASH SHUKLASHREE PRAKASH SINGH

Holding

The application under Section 482 is dismissed for want of prosecution when no party appears to press it.

Summary

Satish Kumar filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking relief against the State of Uttar Pradesh. The application was listed before the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court. No counsel or party appeared to argue or press the application on the scheduled date. The Court observed that there was no prosecution of the application. Consequently, the Court dismissed the application for want of prosecution. The order was pronounced by Justice Om Prakash Shukla on 3 July 2025.

Issues considered

  • Whether an application under Section 482 of the CrPC can be dismissed for want of prosecution when no party appears before the Court.

Legislation cited

Subjects

  • Section 482
  • inherent powers
  • high court application
  • dismissal for want of prosecution
  • Allahabad High Court

Judgment

                                                                                Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:37755


                                         Court No. - 30

                                         Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 7478 of 2023

                                         Applicant :- Satish Kumar @ Satish Kumar Vishwakarma
                                         Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, Lko. And
                                         Another
                                         Counsel for Applicant :- Mohit Sharma,Pooja Mishra
                                         Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Ajai Kumar Yadav,Monika Sharma

                                         Hon'ble Om Prakash Shukla,J.

                                         Case called out in the revised list.

                                         No one is present to press this application.

                                         The application is accordingly dismissed for want of
                                         prosecution.




                                                                                         (Om Prakash Shukla, J.)

                                         Order Date :- 3.7.2025
                                         A.Nigam




Digitally signed by :-
ANUJ NIGAM
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench


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