Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:12147 Court No. - 73 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 43581 of 2024 Applicant :- Smt. Jyoti Soni And Another Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Sushil Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Raj Beer Singh,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. By means of the present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the applicant has sought for a suitable direction to the learned Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Jalaun to expedite the proceedings of Case No. 142 of 2023 (Smt. Jyoti Vs. Kuldeep Soni), under Section 128 Cr.P.C., Police Station Kotwali Orai, District Jalaun, and to decide the same within time stipulated by this Court, which is pending before the aforesaid court. 3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicants that applicants have filed the aforesaid case under Section 128 Cr.P.C. 21.02.2023 for recovery of arrears of maintenance but no substantial progress has been made so far, due to which applicants are facing financial hardship. Learned counsel further submits that a direction may be issued to the concerned court to decide the aforesaid case within specific time frame. 4. In view of aforesaid, the concerned Family Court is directed to expedite the proceedings of the aforesaid case and to decide the same as early as possible, preferably within a period of seven months from the date of production of copy of this order before the court concerned, provided there is no legal impediment. 5. The application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is disposed of accordingly. Order Date :- 23.1.2025 SK Srivastava Digitally signed by :- SAILESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad