High Court of Gujarat

DAKSHABEN BHUPATJI THAKORversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 37-DISMISSED FOR DEFAULT @ ADMISSION
Bench: M R MENGDEY

Holding

The application is dismissed for non-prosecution due to the non-appearance of the petitioner’s counsel.

Summary

Dakshaben Bhupatji Thakor filed a Special Criminal Application against the State of Gujarat and others. The petitioner’s counsel, Mr. V. B. Malik, was not present when the matter was called out before the High Court. The respondent’s counsel, Mr. Pranav Dhagat, was present. The Court noted that the petitioner’s advocate’s non-appearance amounted to a failure to prosecute the application. Consequently, the Court dismissed the application for non-prosecution. No substantive merits of the case were considered.

Issues considered

Whether a Special Criminal Application may be dismissed for non-prosecution when the petitioner’s counsel fails to appear before the Court?

Subjects

criminal procedurenon-prosecutionnon-appearance of counselspecial criminal applicationcourt dismissal

Judgment

          R/SCR.A/6754/2025                                                    ORDER DATED: 29/07/2026




                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

       R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (DIRECTION) NO. 6754 of 2025

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                                 DAKSHABEN BHUPATJI THAKOR
                                            Versus
                                   STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
   ==========================================================
   Appearance:
   MR V B MALIK(5071) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
   MR PRANAV DHAGAT, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2,3,4
   ==========================================================

      CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M. R. MENGDEY

                                             Date : 29/07/2026

                                                    ORDER

             Learned advocate for the petitioner is not present when the matter is
   called out. Hence, the matter stands dismissed for non-prosecution.




                                                                                    (M. R. MENGDEY,J)
   Manshi



Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: AMIN MANSI(HC01561), Private Secretary, at High Court of Gujarat on 29/07/2026 14:54:15




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