Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:8540 Court No. - 14 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 661 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt. Mayavati Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Prabhat Dwivedi,Dharmendra Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Chandra Sharma,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.G.A. and perused material on record. The present petition has been filed for the following relief: "I. direct the competent court i.e. Additional Sessions Judge (POCSO Act) Bahraich to for expeditious disposal of S.T. No. 692 of 2023 (State Vs. Manish Verma), under Sections 354, 504, 352, 506 IPC, Sections 3(1)(da), 3(1)(dha), 3(2)(Va) S.C./S.T. Act and Section 7/8 POCSO Act, Police Station Nawabganj, District Bahraich as soon as possible or within stipulated period of time as framed by this Hon'ble Court in the interest of justice." It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that this case under Sections 354, 504, 352, 506 IPC, Sections 3(1)(da), 3(1)(dha), 3(2)(Va) S.C./S.T. Act and Section 7/8 POCSO Act is pending before Additional Sessions Judge (POCSO Act) Bahraich since 2023, therefore requested to issue direction to the court concerned to decide the case within stipulated period of time. Learned A.G.A. has also no objection in this regard. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submission made by learned counsel for applicant, it is expedient to direct the court concerned to make its endeavour to decide the case as expeditiously as possible in view of provisions as contained under Section 309 Cr.P.C. without granting any unnecessary or long adjournments to either of the parties, if there is no other legal impediment. With the aforesaid directions, the present petition stands disposed of finally. Order Date :- 11.2.2025 Anurag Singh Digitally signed by :- ANURAG SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench