Allahabad High Court
SUMITversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The bail application was dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The applicant Sumit filed a second bail application (Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 28707 of 2023) after his first bail plea was rejected on merits on 24 February 2023. No counsel appeared on behalf of the applicant for the second hearing, while the learned Additional Government Advocate represented the State. The court noted the absence of representation for the applicant and, consequently, dismissed the bail application for want of prosecution. The order was pronounced by Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha on 20 April 2026.
Issues considered
- The court considered whether a bail application can be entertained and decided in the absence of any representation for the applicant.
Subjects
- bail
- criminal procedure
- procedural default
- want of prosecution
- court dismissal
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 28707 of 2023
Sumit
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ajay Srivastava, Kanjaanan Pyare
Singh, Raj Kumar Srivastava
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 69
HON'BLE JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, J.
1. List revised.
2. No one has appeared on behalf of the applicant.
3. Sri Shiv Dutt Shukla, learned AGA is present for the State.
4. First bail application of the applicant was rejected on merits vide order
dated 24.2.2023.
5. Since no one has appeared on behalf of the applicant, the present bail
application stands dismissed for want of prosecution.
(Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.)
April 20, 2026
Madhurima
Digitally signed by :-
MADHURIMA GARG
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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