High Court of Gujarat

DIGESHKUMAR GOVINDBHAI SOLANKIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 37-DISMISSED FOR DEFAULT @ ADMISSION
Bench: SANJEEV THAKER

Holding

The appeal was dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The applicant, Digeshkumar Govindbhai Solanki, filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking leave to appeal against the order in Criminal Appeal No. 24484 of 2025. The respondent, State of Gujarat, was represented by counsel. No party appeared before the court despite two calls, and no request for adjournment was made. The Hon'ble Justice Sanjeev J. Thaker observed the lack of prosecution. Consequently, the court dismissed the matter for want of prosecution. The order was signed and digitally authenticated by the private secretary of the High Court of Gujarat.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate course of action when parties fail to appear and no request for adjournment is made in a criminal appeal?

Subjects

criminal appealdismissalwant of prosecutionprocedural defaulthigh court

Judgment

      R/CR.MA/13911/2025                                                  ORDER DATED: 29/01/2026




         IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
 R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL) NO. 13911
                             of 2025
                                In
                  F/CRIMINAL APPEAL/24484/2025
                              With
               F/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 24484 of 2025
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                        DIGESHKUMAR GOVINDBHAI SOLANKI
                                     Versus
                            STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
================================================================
Appearance:
MR RISHABH R JAIN(12326) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MS SHRUTI PATHAK, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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   CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

                                        Date : 29/01/2026
                                         ORAL ORDER
                                                        nd
         None appeared even in 2                             call nor any request for

adjournment is made.



         In view of the same, this matter is dismissed for want

of prosecution.


                                                                      (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)




Manoj Kumar Rai




Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: MANOJKUMAR RAI(HC01072), PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 29/01/2026 14:15:12




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