Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:93514 Court No. - 87 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 41716 of 2024 Applicant :- Smt. Stuti Jaiswal Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Om Prakash Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Prashant Kumar,J. 1. Heard Sri O.P. Shukla, learned Counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State and State and perused the record. 2. The instant application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for direction to Court below to decide the Case No.120 of 2022 (Stuti v. Naveen) pending in the Court of Principal Judge, Family Court, Varanasi stipulated period. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant happens to be the wife of opposite party no.2 and due to matrimonial discord, the applicant had left her matrimonial house and filed the aforesaid case seeking maintenance from her husband but the same is pending since 2022. 4. Learned AGA states that no useful purpose will be served in calling for the counter affidavit and keeping the this matter pending and an appropriate direction may be issued to the the Court below to consider the grievance of the applicant within stipulated period. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without going into its merit, the instant application is disposed of with a direction to the Principal Judge, Family Court, Varanasi to decide the Case No.120 of 2022 (Stuti v. Naveen) pending before it expeditiously, in accordance with law, with due notice to affected parties, preferably within a period of four months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order before it. Order Date :- 30.5.2025 S.P. Digitally signed by :- SANJAY PURI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad