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ASHOK KUMAR VERMA v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. OF HOME LKO. AND 2 OTHERS

A483/199/2025 · 2025-03-04

Saurabh Lavania

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:13228 Court No. - 12 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 483 No. - 199 of 2025 Applicant :- Ashok Kumar Verma Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Chandra Bhanu Singh,Ajay Kumar Verma Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned Government Advocate for the State of U.P. and perused the record. The instant application has been preferred for the following main relief:- "Wherefore, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the Learned trial court i.e. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court No. 20, Sultanpur to expedite and conclude the trial of criminal Case No. 9137 of 2021 "State Versus Mukesh Verma & others", under section 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC & section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station- Mahila Thana, District- Amethi, within a period stipulated by this Hon'ble Court." Considering the facts and circumstances of the case indicated in the application including the period of pendency of the case in issue, the present application is disposed of with a direction to the Court concerned to make all endeavour for concluding the proceedings of the case in issue, expeditiously, as according to various pronouncements of the Hon'ble Apex Court including the judgment(s) passed in the case of Maneka Gandhi Versus Union of India and Another (1978) 1 SCC 248, Hussainara Khatoon Versus Home Secretary, State of Bihar (1980) 1 SCC 81, Kadra Pahadiya and Others Versus State of Bihar (1981) 3 SCC 671, the right to speedy trial/disposal of the case is implicit under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. With the aforesaid, the instant application is disposed of. Order Date :- 4.3.2025 Arun/- Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR GANGWAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench