Xyz v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for want of prosecution of Chhattisgarh criminal appeal ACQA No. 349 of 2023, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, decided 16/01/2026 by Rajani Dubey, J. (per), with Radhikshan Agrawal on the bench; appellant absent on 09.09.2025 and when the matter was called twice; appellant 'Xyz'; respondents State of Chhattisgarh (S.H.O. Shivrinarayan, Janjgir-Champa) and Seikh Abdul; Respondent/State represented by Mr. Avinash Singh, GA; non-appearance of counsel; no merits adjudication.
What did the court decide?
Since no one appeared for the appellant on 09.09.2025 and none appeared even when the matter was called twice, the Court held it had no other option except to dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution, and accordingly dismissed the appeal. ¶23