Allahabad High Court
JITENDRA SINGH AND 5 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed as infructuous due to the efflux of time.
Summary
The petitioners Jitendra Singh and five others filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition (No. 3323 of 2022) against the State of Uttar Pradesh and two others. The petitioners' counsel was absent, and no interim relief had been granted. The court observed that the petition had become infructuous due to the passage of time. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition as infructuous. No substantive merits of the petition were addressed.
Issues considered
- Whether a criminal miscellaneous writ petition can be entertained after a prolonged lapse of time
- Whether dismissal as infructuous is appropriate in the absence of counsel and interim orders
Subjects
- writ petition
- criminal procedure
- infructuous petition
- dismissal
- time bar
- procedural default
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 3323 of 2022
Jitendra Singh And 5 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rajeev Kumar Saxena, Rajesh Kumar
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 44
HON'BLE SIDDHARTH, J.
HON'BLE VINAI KUMAR DWIVEDI, J.
1. Case is called out.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioners is not present.
3. There was no interim order passed in this case.
4. The petition appears to have become infructuous by efflux of time.
5. It is, accordingly, dismissed as infructuous.
(Vinai Kumar Dwivedi,J.) (Siddharth,J.)
April 1, 2026
Ruchi Agrahari
Digitally signed by :-
RUCHI AGRAHARI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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