The High Court in a Criminal MRF 482 application rejected the recall of witnesses recorded in 2007 due to a 14-year delay and lack of disclosed grounds or justification, dismissing the plea.
Application dismissed; liberty to applicant to file proper recall applications with justification within two weeks.
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Court No. - 64
Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 5104 of 2022
Applicant :- Arjun Singh And Another Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Arjun Singh Solanki Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Saumitra Dayal Singh,J.
Order Date :- 4.1.2023 Abhilash
Digitally signed by :- ABHILASH SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Court should entertain a recall application filed 14 years after witnesses were recorded.
Whether the applicants have disclosed any good ground or credible explanation for the delay in seeking recall.
Arjun Singh
Saumitra Dayal Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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