Satish Kumar and Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal of a criminal misc. writ petition (No. 7536 of 2024, decided 11.11.2024) for non-prosecution and breach of undertaking: petitioners/counsel absent on 25.10.2024 and again on 11.11.2024; assured bank draft of Rs.25,000/- never produced; interim order of protection vacated; police directed to complete investigation expeditiously. Parties: Satish Kumar and others v. State of U.P. (through Principal Secretary Home, Lucknow) and others. Counsel: Dilip Mishra (petitioners); G.A. and Govind Kumar Pandey (respondents). Judges: Vivek Chaudhary, J. and Om Prakash Shukla, J. (first signatory).
What did the court decide?
The Court declined to interfere because learned counsel for the petitioners was absent even in the revised call and the petitioners repeatedly violated their assurance to the Court; accordingly, the writ petition was dismissed.