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Allahabad High Court

JITENDRAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Decided

Holding

The application under Section 482 CrPC was dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The applicant filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking relief, but no counsel appeared to prosecute the application. The court noted the absence of any party to press the matter and consequently dismissed the application for want of prosecution. The interim order that had been granted earlier was also discharged. No substantive merits of the application were considered. The dismissal was pronounced by Justice Deepak Verma on May 5, 2026.

Issues considered

  • Whether an application under Section 482 CrPC can be dismissed for want of prosecution when no party appears to press it

Legislation cited

Subjects

  • Criminal Procedure
  • Section 482
  • Dismissal for want of prosecution
  • Interim order discharge

Judgment

                                                  HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                       APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 9737 of 2024

                                    Jitendra
                                                                                                 .....Applicant(s)
                                                                        Versus

                                    State Of U.P. And 3 Others
                                                                                                    .....Opposite
                                                                                                          Party(s)

                                    Counsel for Applicant(s)              :   Shivendra Nath Singh
                                    Counsel for Opposite Party(s)         :   G.A., Sandeep Kumar Tripathi

                                    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.

                                    3. Interim order, granted earlier, stands discharged.




                                                                                             (Deepak Verma,J.)
                                    May 5, 2026
                                    Meenu Singh




Digitally signed by :-
MEENU SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad


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