Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: dismissal for default; non-appearance of petitioner; petitioner absent on consecutive dates; loss of interest; criminal revision not admitted; adjournment and communication of order to counsel; office note; Jharkhand High Court at Ranchi; Cr. Revision No. 1043 of 2017; Puja Devi v. State of Jharkhand and Mukund Kumar Munda; Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.; dated 07/05/2026. Relevant for precedents on dismissing revisions where the petitioner repeatedly fails to appear even after the court's order has been served on counsel.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner has lost interest in pursuing the case, having failed to appear on three consecutive dates (23.11.2023, 06.12.2023 and 28.04.2026) even after the order dated 28.04.2026 was communicated to the petitioner's counsel. ¶¶12