DEEPAK KUMAR SONI v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. LKO.
A227/177/2025 · 2025-03-04
Rajeev Singh
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:13317
Court No. - 13 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 177 of 2025 Petitioner :- Deepak Kumar Soni Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. Counsel for Petitioner :- Krishna Kumar Seth,Devdutt Prakhar,Rekha Verma Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Rajeev Singh,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner, learned A.G.A. and perused the record.
2. This petition has been filed for directing Additional Session Judge, Fast Track-1, Ambedkar Nagar to expedite the disposal of the Session Trial No. 19 of 2019, State Vs. Govind Yadav & Ors. arising out of Case Crime No. 273 of 2018, under Sections 302, 394, 411, 120B I.P.C., P.S. Jalalpur, District Ambedkar Nagar.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that on the written complaint of the petitioner F.I.R. bearing Case Crime No. 273 of 2018 was registered on 19.11.2018. It is further submitted that the trial of the case is pending since 2019 and only adjournments are being given on one pretext or the other. Learned counsel for the applicant also submits that as per the provisions of Section 309 Cr.P.C., it is obligatory on the part of the court below to conclude the proceedings and no adjournment shall be granted at the request of a party, except where the circumstances are beyond the control of that party. Submission of the learned counsel for the applicant is that since the matter is pending before the court below since 2019, the court below may be
directed to expedite the proceeding of the aforesaid case.
4. Learned A.G.A. has no objection to the prayer for expeditious disposal of the aforesaid case.
5. In view of above, the court concerned is directed to
decide Session Trial No. 19 of 2019, State Vs. Govind Yadav & Ors. arising out of Case Crime No. 273 of 2018, under Sections 302, 394, 411, 120B I.P.C., P.S. Jalalpur, District Ambedkar Nagar, expeditiously preferably within a period of two months from the date of production of certified copy of this order, without granting any unnecessary adjournment to any party, and if adjournment is inevitable that may be subject to heavy cost and for short dates.
6. With the aforesaid observation/direction, this application is finally disposed of.
Order Date :- 4.3.2025 VKS Digitally signed by :- VIVEK KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench