Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:13690 Court No. - 82 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 483 No. - 2510 of 2024 Applicant :- Anand Kumar Jain Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Mithilesh Kumar Shukla 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. 1567 of 2016, arising out of case crime no. 14 of 1998, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 504, 506 IPC, Police Station Babupurwa, District Kanpur Nagar pending in the Court of Judicial Magistrate, Court No.9, Kanpur Nagar expeditiously within stipulated period. 2. Heard 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 it comes in the category of 'critically old cases'. It is also submitted that the opposite party no.2 is not cooperating with the Court concerned and is adopting delaying tactics in disposal of the said case and only dates are being fixed in the matter. The Court concerned is not taking proper interest in disposal of the said case. It is also submitted that only four witnesses have been examined in the matter so far. 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 case is pending at the stage of evidence and only four witnesses have been examined so far. Hence, the Court concerned is directed to make all endeavours for expeditious disposal of the case, preferably within a period of one year, if there is no legal impediment. It is further directed that no unnecessary adjournment will be sought/granted. 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 :- 27.1.2025 safi Digitally signed by :- MAHBOOB SAFI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad