Monu Alias Babar v. State of U.P. Thru. Its Addl. Chief Secy. Home Deptt. Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Rajeev Bharti, J., 24 February 2026 - Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. - 45 of 2025, Monu Alias Babar v. State of U.P.: bail application dismissed for want of prosecution owing to complete non-appearance of the applicant/counsel and absence of any adjournment request; A.G.A. present for the State; bail merits not considered. Useful precedent only on procedural consequence of non-prosecution of bail applications.
What did the court decide?
Since none appeared on behalf of the applicant to press the bail application and no adjournment was requested, while the learned A.G.A. was present for the respondent State, the Court dismissed the bail application for want of prosecution. The merits of the bail plea were not considered. ¶12