Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:12637 Court No. - 79 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 15035 of 2024 Petitioner :- X Juvenile Respondent :- Chunnu @ Abhishek Shukla Counsel for Petitioner :- Ramesh Chandra Dwivedi Hon'ble Saurabh Srivastava,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners. 2. The instant petition has been preferred with following relief:- "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction, directing the learned Additional Sessions Judge/Fast Track Court- First, Banda to decide the trial of Criminal Case No.214 of 2023 (State Vs. Chunnu @ Abhishek) in Case Crime No.0023 of 2023, under Sections 452, 376 I.P.C. and 3/4 POCSO Act, P.S. Chilla, District- Banda, within stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court." 3. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioners prays to conclude the trial of abovementioned criminal case, which is pending for final adjudication, since the accused in the instant is an habitual offender and adopting delaying tactics for not deciding the present case, for which petitioner is suffering irreparable loss. 4. Considering the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner and by bare perusal of records, if there is no legal impediment, learned Additional Sessions Judge/Fast Track Court- First, Banda/concerned court is hereby directed to decide the Criminal Case No.214 of 2023 (State Vs. Chunnu @ Abhishek) as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 12 months from the date of production of certified copy of this order, by way of affording proper opportunity of hearing to all concerns. 6. Both the parties are hereby directed to extend their full co- operation to learned concerned court for achieving the directions as made above and at the same time, it is also requested to learned concerned court for not extending unnecessary adjournment to any of the parties. 7. Hence, the instant petition stands disposed of accordingly. Order Date :- 24.1.2025 Saif Digitally signed by :- SHAIKH SAIF ABDIN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad