High Court of Gujarat

JAGDISHBHAI SAWABHAI PATELversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

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

Holding

The appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

Jagdishbhai Sawabhai Patel filed a criminal appeal against the State of Gujarat. The appellant was represented by Ms. N M Zaveri, while the respondent was represented by Ms. Shruti Pathak. No party appeared before the court despite two calls and no request for adjournment was made. The court noted the lack of prosecution and procedural inactivity. Consequently, the court dismissed the appeal for want of prosecution. The order was pronounced by Justice Sanjeev J. Thaker on 29 January 2026.

Issues considered

Whether the appeal should be dismissed for want of prosecution due to non-appearance of the parties?

Subjects

criminal appealwant of prosecutionnon-appearanceprocedural defaultdismissal

Judgment

     R/CR.MA/6374/2025                                                  ORDER DATED: 29/01/2026




        IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL) NO. 6374 of
                             2025
                              In
                 F/CRIMINAL APPEAL/12328/2025
                             With
              F/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 12328 of 2025
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                            JAGDISHBHAI SAWABHAI PATEL
                                       Versus
                              STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
================================================================
Appearance:
MS N M ZAVERI(13091) 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 14:14:31




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