https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187152 A criminal appeal should not be dismissed for want of prosecution on extraneous or prejudicial considerations unrelated to the appellant's non-appearance. The Supreme Court noted that, in criminal appellate jurisdiction, the court must confine itself to whether the appeal should be heard on merits and must act with judicial restraint and impartiality. An order influenced by irrelevant observations or a closed mind is unsustainable. The dismissal order was set aside, and the criminal appeal was restored to the file for hearing on merits. en-us Wed, 27 Apr 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 13:23:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187152 A criminal appeal should not be dismissed for want of prosecution on extraneous or prejudicial considerations unrelated to the appellant's non-appearance. The Supreme Court noted that, in criminal appellate jurisdiction, the court must confine itself to whether the appeal should be heard on merits and must act with judicial restraint and impartiality. An order influenced by irrelevant observations or a closed mind is unsustainable. The dismissal order was set aside, and the criminal appeal was restored to the file for hearing on merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 27 Apr 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187152