Allahabad High Court
ANAND RAJ SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- SAMIT GOPAL
Holding
The appeal was dismissed for want of prosecution due to the appellant’s lack of representation.
Summary
Anand Raj Singh appealed to the Allahabad High Court under Section 14-A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, seeking to set aside an order that rejected his anticipatory bail in a case involving multiple IPC offences and a provision of the SC/ST Act. The appeal listed two counsels for the appellant, but none appeared before the court to argue the application for bail. The State’s counsel was present. Since the appellant was not represented, the court dismissed the appeal for want of prosecution. No substantive consideration of the merits of the anticipatory bail request was made. The dismissal was recorded on May 6, 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether an appeal under Section 14-A(2) of the SC/ST Act can proceed in the absence of any representation by the appellant.
Legislation cited
- Indian Penal Code — s. 380, 381, 406, 420, 465, 468, 471, 504, 506
- SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — s. 14-A(2), 3(2)(VA)
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- SC/ST Act
- appeal dismissed
- want of prosecution
- criminal procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 4536 of 2026
Anand Raj Singh
.....Appellant(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Another
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Appellant(s) : Alok Kumar Singh, Krit Raj Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 75
HON'BLE SAMIT GOPAL, J.
1. List revised.
2. No one appears on behalf of the appellant to press this application for bail
in the present appeal despite the fact that there are two learned counsels as
per the cause-list and three learned counsels as per the petition appearing in
the matter. Sri Ram Prakash Shukla, learned counsel for the State is present.
3. This criminal appeal under Section 14-A(2) of SC/ST (Prevention of
Atrocities) Act, 1989 has been filed by the appellant- Anand Raj Singh, with
the prayer to allow the appeal by setting aside the anticipatory bail rejection
order dated 20.02.2026 passed by learned Special Judge (SC/ST Act),
Jaunpur in Case Crime No. 200 of 2023, under Sections 380, 381, 406, 420,
465, 468, 471, 504, 506 I.P.C. & Section 3(2)(VA) of SC/ST Act, Police Station
Zafarabad, District Jaunpur with a further prayer to grant anticipatory bail to
the appellant in the aforesaid case.
4. Since there is no representation from the side of the appellant, the present
appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution.
May 6, 2026
AS Rathore
(Samit Gopal,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
ABHISHEK SINGH RATHOR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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