Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Jitendra Kumar Sinha, J.) dismissed Sandeep Chauhan's second bail application (Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 33024 of 2023) against State of U.P. and 3 others for want of prosecution due to non-appearance of counsel for the applicant and first informant. Offences: Sections 363, 366, 376 & 120 B IPC and Section 3/4 POCSO Act; Case Crime No. 627 of 2021, P.S. Mohammadabad, District Mau. First bail application No. 17826 of 2022 had been dismissed on merit on 16.2.2023. No merits decided; no precedent discussed. A.G.A. Ashish Kr. Tripathi appeared for the State.
What did the court decide?
The bail application is dismissed for want of prosecution, as no one appeared for the applicant or the first informant when the list was revised. ¶14