Sudhir Kumar Tomar v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Single Judge (Samit Gopal, J.), order dated 4.2.2025. Anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C. dismissed for want of prosecution due to non-appearance of counsel. Underlying case: Case Crime No. 131 of 2015, Sections 342, 504, 506 IPC and Section 7/13 of P.C. Act (Prevention of Corruption), P.S. Mainather, District Moradabad. Applicant Sudhir Kumar Tomar; Opposite Party State of U.P. Counsel: Manvendra Nath Singh for applicant; G.A./Ajay Singh (AGA-I) for State. Keywords: anticipatory bail, dismissal for non-prosecution, lost interest of counsel, corruption case, Moradabad.
What did the court decide?
The anticipatory bail application is dismissed for want of prosecution, as no one appeared on behalf of the applicant to press it; the Court noted the incident was of the year 2015 (more than nine years earlier) and that learned counsel for the applicant appeared to have lost interest in the matter.