Subodh Kumar Jaiswal v. The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary, Department Of Home, Government Of Bihar, Patna
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1325 of 2017; Subodh Kumar Jaiswal v. State of Bihar and others (DGP Bihar, DM Buxar, SP Buxar, SDO Dumraon, CO Brahmpur, OC PS Brahmpur); Judge Rajeev Ranjan Prasad; order dated 16-11-2022; writ application dismissed for non-prosecution / nonprosecution; petitioner absent, lost interest after five years; Anil Kumar AC to SC-8 for the State; no merits decided, no relief.
What did the court decide?
This Court dismissed the criminal writ application for non-prosecution ('nonprosecution') because no one appeared for the petitioner to press it and, after more than five years, the petitioner appeared to have lost interest in the case. ¶20