Istak Ali @ Istak Ansari v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 31409 of 2024, decided 08-08-2024 by Prabhat Kumar Singh, J. Petitioner Istak Ali @ Istak Ansari sought anticipatory bail arising out of PS Case No. 471 of 2022 (Phulwariya P.S., Gopalganj); petition dismissed for non-prosecution after counsel remained absent on two consecutive dates; State represented by Mohammad Sufyan, A.P.P. No statute or precedent cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
As nobody appeared for the petitioner for the second consecutive date and the petitioner appeared to have lost interest in pursuing the petition, the Court dismissed the bail petition for non-prosecution without deciding the merits of the anticipatory bail prayer. ¶10