Dismissed¶13
Amerika Devi @ America Devi v. The State of Bihar
Patna HCCR. APP (SJ)/518/2025
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Appeal (SJ) No.518 of 2025, Amerika Devi @ America Devi v. The State of Bihar (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J., 05-08-2025): appeal dismissed for want of prosecution due to appellant's non-appearance and non-filing of the delay condonation petition under Section 5 of the Limitation Act despite adjournment dated 21-07-2025. Procedural dismissal only; no merits adjudication, no ratio on the underlying SC/ST case, limited citation value.
What did the court decide?
The Criminal Appeal (SJ) No. 518 of 2025 is dismissed for want of prosecution, as none appeared for the appellant and, despite the adjournment granted by order dated 21-07-2025, the petition for condonation of delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act was not filed. ¶13