High Court of Gujarat

KIRITBHAI RAMESHBHAI TRIVEDI POA OF ANSUYABEN RAMESHBHAI TRIVEDIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 43-DISMISSED FOR DEFAULT @ FH
Bench: SANJEEV THAKER

Holding

The appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution as the appellant failed to request any adjournment or otherwise prosecute the proceedings.

Summary

Kiritbhai Rameshbhai Trivedi, acting as power of attorney for Ansuya Ben Rameshbhai Trivedi, filed a criminal appeal against an earlier acquittal by the State of Gujarat. The appeal was heard before Justice Sanjeev J. Thaker. No request for adjournment was made by the appellant despite multiple calls. The court observed that the appellant failed to prosecute the appeal. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed for want of prosecution.

Issues considered

Whether the appeal can proceed in the absence of any request for adjournment or prosecution by the appellant
Whether dismissal for want of prosecution is appropriate under criminal procedure law

Subjects

appeal against acquittaldismissal for want of prosecutioncriminal procedureadjournment

Judgment

        R/CR.A/287/2023                                                              ORDER DATED: 11/02/2026




                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

        R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (AGAINST ACQUITTAL) NO. 287 of 2023

                             With
CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE) NO. 1 of
                             2023
             In R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 287 of 2023
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  KIRITBHAI RAMESHBHAI TRIVEDI POA OF ANSUYABEN RAMESHBHAI
                            TRIVEDI
                             Versus
                   STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
MR K S CHANDRANI(6674) for the Appellant(s) No. 1
BAILABLE WARRANT SERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2
MR UTKARSH SHARMA, APP for the Respondent No.1 – State
RULE SERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2
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   CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

                                                Date : 11/02/2026

                                                  ORAL ORDER


                     None          present           even         in the           third call, nor                     any

request for adjournment is made.



                     In view of the same, the matter is dismissed for
want of prosecution.


                                                                                    (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
M.H. DAVE

Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: MAHESHKUMAR HASMUKHLAL DAVE(HC00193), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 11/02/2026 17:31:34




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