Can a Criminal Writ Petition Be Dismissed for Want of Prosecution When the Petitioner Fails to Appear?

Single-Judge High Court Ruling Affirms Established Procedure to Dismiss Unrepresented Writ Petitions, Creating Binding Authority on Procedural Compliance

 

Summary

Category Data
Case Name CRWP-12219-2021 of AMANDEEP KAUR Vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS
CNR PHHC011234972021
Decision Date 01-05-2024
Disposal Nature Dismissed for want of prosecution
Judgment Author Hon’ble Mr. Justice Harpreet Singh Brar
Court High Court of Punjab and Haryana
Bench Single Judge
Citations 2024:PHHC:059536

Summary of Legal Reasoning

  • The petition was called on two occasions without any representation for the petitioner, indicating lack of interest or prosecution.
  • Exercising its procedural discipline, the High Court dismissed the criminal writ petition for want of prosecution.

Citations

  • 2024:PHHC:059536

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