Devanand Sharma @ Pancham @ Dewa v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail prayer in criminal appeal; counter affidavit of State taken on record; rejoinder affidavit time granted (one week); service on opposite party No.2 sufficient; direction against adjournment in absence of opposite party No.2; matter to be heard and decided on merits in first call; listed 2nd December 2025; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; Saurabh Lavania, J.; CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 2333 of 2025; Devanand Sharma @ Pancham @ Dewa v. State of U.P.; no statute or precedent cited; no merits decided.
What did the court decide?
Interim procedural directions only: State's counter affidavit taken on record; one week granted to the appellant to file rejoinder affidavit; case directed not to be adjourned in the absence of opposite party No.2 and to be heard and decided on merits in first call; listed on 2nd December, 2025. The bail prayer was not decided.