STATE OF U.P. vs MATLOOB @ BHATTU . — Crl.A. No. 984/2001

Case Summary: STATE OF U.P. v. MATLOOB @ BHATTU Outcome: The Supreme Court granted leave and allowed the State's appeal, quashing the High Court's order that had rejected the criminal appeal for want of prosecution. The High Court had dismissed the appeal due to procedural defects (missing parentage and addresses of accused), but the Supreme Court found this dismissal unjust when such defects could be remedied through service of warrants. Key Direction: The respondents agreed to appear before the High Court within four weeks and file necessary appearance. The High Court is now directed to decide the appeal on its merits rather than on technical grounds. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.