Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:42042 Court No. - 75 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 43401 of 2024 Applicant :- Arifa Shaheen Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 6 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Jitendra Kumar Mishra,Puneet Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J. 1. Heard Sri Puneet Kumar, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Pankaj Saxena, learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. The instant application has been filed to expedite the case no. 1596 of 2020, u/s 498-A, 323, 504 IPC and 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S. Jaitpura, District Varanasi, pending before A.C.J.M. 3. Contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that the applicant lodged an F.I.R. against opposite party Nos. 2 to 7 regarding harassment for demand of dowry wherein the police after investigation submitted charge sheet. Thereafter, Case No. 1596 of 2020 has been registered which is pending since 2020 and because of non-cooperation of the accused persons, the trial of the aforesaid case could not be concluded. 4. Though the Apex Court in the case of High Court Bar Association Allahabad vs. State of U.P. and others; Criminal Appeal No. 3589 of 2023 has observed that the constitutional Courts should not normally fix a time-bound schedule for disposal of cases pending in any court, considering the fact that the present case arises out of the offence against women, the court below is directed to conclude the trial of the aforesaid case as expeditiously as possible, without giving unnecessary adjournment to any of the parties. 5. It is further provided that for ensuring presence of the accused, the court below may adopt coercive measures. 6. With the aforesaid direction, the application is disposed of. Order Date :- 20.3.2025 Vandana Digitally signed by :- VANDANA GAUTAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad