Rajesh Puri S/O Shri Narayan Puri v. State of Rajasthan
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for non-prosecution. S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 779/2021, High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan Bench at Jaipur, order dated 20/11/2025 by Justice Anand Sharma ([2025:RJ-JP:47001]). Petitioner: Rajesh Puri (Tonk); respondents: State of Rajasthan (through Public Prosecutor), Asst. Engineer (Mining Engineer), Mining Department Jaipur, S.H.O. Phagi, and R.T.O. Jaipur. Respondents represented by Mr. Manvendra Singh Shekhawat, PP; nobody appeared for the petitioner. Filed April 2021; Registry defects never cured; petition dismissed for non-prosecution. No statutes cited, no precedents cited, no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Having regard to the absence of anyone for the petitioner on earlier occasions and on the day of the order despite opportunities to cure Registry defects, the court concluded that the petitioner was not interested in pursuing the matter on merits and dismissed the petition for non-prosecution.