Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:10429 Court No. - 16 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 483 No. - 143 of 2025 Applicant :- Seema Devi Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 5 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Ruchi Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.A. for the State-respondent. In view of the proposed order being passed, notices to respondent Nos.2 to 6 are dispensed with. By this petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following relief:- "To direct the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kunda, Pratapgarh to decide the criminal complaint case no. 215 of 2024 "Seema Devi Versus Arvind Kumar Mishra and others" under section-12 of D.V. Act, Police Station-Baghrai, District- Pratapgarh filed by petitioner pending before him since 17.05.2024 expeditiously within a stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court as contained in Annexure No.1 to this petition." Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the complaint under Section 12 of the D.V. Act was instituted on 17.05.2024 however, till date the respondents have not put their appearance neither the report has been submitted by the District Probation Officer. He submits that even the interim compensation under Section 23 D.V. Act is to be decided within sixty days as per the mandate under Section 12(5) of the D.V. Act. It is prayed that the complaint may be directed to be decided. In view of the above, petition is disposed of with direction to the learned court below to make an endeavour to decide the complaint as per the statutory mandate under Section 12(5) of the D.V. Act. Order Date :- 18.2.2025 Saurabh Yadav/- Digitally signed by :- SAURABH YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench