Lokesh Kumar v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for non-prosecution of a Criminal Miscellaneous Petition (Cr.M.P. No.2920 of 2022) by the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi on 12-01-2026 before Justice Anil Kumar Choudhary; petitioner Lokesh Kumar failed to appear despite repeated calls; counsel for the State and opposite party No.2 (Divyanshi Mahajan) urged dismissal for want of merit and diligence. Relevant to searches on default/non-prosecution dismissals and petitioner absence in Cr.M.P. matters. No statutory provision or case law was engaged in this order.
What did the court decide?
As no one turned up on behalf of the petitioner in spite of repeated calls, and counsel for the State and for opposite party No.2 submitted that the petitioner was not diligent in prosecuting the petition, the Criminal Miscellaneous Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. ¶17