Dismissal of Litigation Due to Missed Court Appearance
Serious bodily injury resulting in permanent disability is valued at 100,000 baht. The defendant testified that the action constituted an impediment to the administration of justice, as the plaintiff had used a dark weapon to attack the defendant, resulting in the defendant sustaining serious bodily injury. Consequently, the defendant is not liable to the plaintiff, and the defendant petitioned to have the plaintiff awarded 80,000 baht in damages on the first date of witness examination by the plaintiff. At the first witness examination date of the plaintiff’s case, it appeared that the court dismissed the case from the judicial record. Regarding whether this dismissal was lawful, the court responded. On the first date of witness examination by the plaintiff, the attorney argued that the plaintiff had a missed court date and the defendant had not notified the court accordingly, pursuant to relevant provisions of the Civil Procedure Act, which stipulates that a court may order a case dismissed from the judicial record under Section 202, even if the parties fail to appear in court and the proceedings are continued as follows.
Regarding Case No. , the court dismissed the case from the judicial record. The Prosecutor, acting as the plaintiff, prosecuted Mr. Daeng as the defendant on the charge of .