Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:66371 Court No. - 80 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 483 No. - 2401 of 2024 Applicant :- Dayashankar Varma Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Hritika Saxena,Satendra Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Nalin Kumar Srivastava,J. 1. This application under Section 483 Cr.P.C. has been filed with a prayer to direct the court concerned to decide the Case No. 3580 of 2014, under Sections 386, 389, 506 IPC, Police Station Barra, District Kanpur Nagar, pending in the Court of C.J.M., Kanpur Nagar expeditiously within stipulated period. 2. Heard Ms. Haritika Saxena and Shri Satendra Kumar, learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. for the State. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is the accused in the said case and same is pending since long at the stage of recording the evidence of PW-1. It is also submitted that charges have been framed in the matter. The Court concerned is not taking proper interest in disposal of the said case. 4. Learned AGA opposed the prayer. 5. I have considered the submissions and perused the record. 6. It reveals from the perusal of the order sheets that the said case is pending since long at the stage of recording the evidence of PW- 1. The case is very old and it falls in the category of 'critically old cases'. In the circumstances, the trial court is directed to record the statement of PW-1 within two months from the date of production of certified copy of this order before it and thereafter make all possible efforts to dispose of the case under reference as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of one year without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties, if there is no other legal impediment. 7. It is also made clear that the Court / Presiding Officer is not the only stake holder in the trial and disposal of a case, hence, besides the P.O. concerned, all the stake holders i.e. police and executive authorities, counsels, parties to the case, staff etc. are also made bound by this order and it will be their responsibility also to assist the Court in every manner for the expeditious disposal of this case. 8. With the above observations, the application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 29.4.2025 safi Digitally signed by :- MAHBOOB SAFI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad