Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:39288 Court No. - 15 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 483 No. - 520 of 2025 Applicant :- Smt. Poonam Singh Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Ashok Kumar Srivastava,Avinash Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J. 1. Supplementary affidavit filed by the learned counsel for the applicant is taken on record. 2. Heard Sri Avinash Srivastava, the learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Mohd. Ashif Khan, the learned A.G.A.-I appearing on behalf of the State. 3. By means of the instant application filed under Section 483 Cr.P.C. the applicant, who is victim of an offence has sought a direction to the Additional Session Judge/F.T.C., Pratapgarh for expeditious disposal of Session Trial No.710 of 2017, arising out of Case Crime No. 302 of 2016, under Sections 302, 147, 148, 149, 34, 404, 307, 120-B I.P.C., P.S Baghari, District Pratapgarh. 4. The aforesaid case was instituted on the basis of an F.I.R lodged on 12.12.2016 regarding murder of the applicant's husband. 5. A copy of the order sheet of the trial court annexed with the application indicates that the trial court has recorded testimony of P.W.7 on 27.07.2024 and thereafter, the testimony of P.W.8 has been recorded on 02.07.2025 and for almost one year, the trial court has not proceeded any further. 6. Expeditious disposal of criminal trials is necessary to render effective justice to the victims as also to the accused persons as in case, an accused is innocent, his innocence should be proved at the earliest and in case he is victim, he should be guilty and convicted under trial. 7. In these circumstances of the case, the instant application is disposed of by issuing a direction to the Court of Additional Session Judge/F.T.C., Pratapgarh to proceed with the Session Trial No.710 of 2017 expeditiously, without granting any unnecessary adjournments to any of the parties, keeping in view the mandate contained in Section 309 of Cr.P.C/ 346 of B.N.S.S. (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Order Date :- 10.7.2025 Preeti. Digitally signed by :- PREETI GAUTAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench