High Court of Gujarat

IMTIYAZKHAN AJAMKHAN LOHANIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: SANJEEV THAKER

Holding

The application for leave to appeal was dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The applicant, Imtiyazkhan Ajamkhan Lohani, filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking leave to appeal in Criminal Appeal No. 8485/2025. The matter was listed before the Hon'ble Justice Sanjeev J. Thaker. No counsel or party appeared on the first or second call, and no request for adjournment was made. The court noted the absence of prosecution and, in accordance with procedural rules, dismissed the application for want of prosecution. Consequently, the applicant's request for leave to appeal was not entertained.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate consequence when the applicant fails to appear for a scheduled hearing without seeking an adjournment?

Subjects

criminal procedureleave to appealwant of prosecutiondismissal

Judgment

       R/CR.MA/6390/2025                                                                ORDER DATED: 08/01/2026




                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

 R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL) NO. 6390 of
                             2025

                                  In F/CRIMINAL APPEAL/8485/2025

==========================================================
                                 IMTIYAZKHAN AJAMKHAN LOHANI
                                             Versus
                                    STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
==========================================================
Appearance:
MR M N SHAIKH(11323) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR YUVRAJ BRAHBHATT, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
==========================================================

   CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

                                                 Date : 08/01/2026

                                                   ORAL ORDER


                      None present even in the second 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 08/01/2026 18:06:34




                                                        Page 1 of 1

Search Indian case law

Ask in plain English, not just keywords. 25,000 AI words free, no card.

Try "criminal procedure"Sign in to search