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2025 DAILYLAW 152443 (ALL)

FIRDOUS @ FIRDOUS SHAH v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. OF HOMES LKO. AND ANOTHER

A482/5915/2025 · 2025-07-30

Subhash Vidyarthi

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:44090 Court No. - 15 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 5915 of 2025 Applicant :- Firdous @ Firdous Shah Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Homes Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Salman Abbas,Syd Shaheen Fatma Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J. 1. Heard Sri Salman Abbas, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Satyendra Srivastava, learned AGA for the State. 2. By means of the instant application filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C./Section 528 BNSS, the applicant has prayed for quashing of the impugned charge sheet, summoning order dated 05.03.2018 as well as the entire criminal proceedings of Case No. UPLKO4-019794-2018, arising out of Crime No. 1088/2017, under Sections 406, 420, 506 IPC, P.S. Gazipur, District Lucknow, pending in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate (Custom), Lucknow. 3. Apparently, the summoning order was passed on 05.03.2018, but the learned counsel for the applicant has stated that the applicant has obtained his release on bail and she is participating in the trial. 4. There is no explanation for the delay of more than 7 years in filing the instant petition challenging validity of the charge sheet more particularly when the applicant has been participating in the trial. 5. The learned counsel for the applicant states that the trial court is not proceeding expeditiously. 6. Expeditious disposal of the trial is in the interest of the accused, in the interest of the complainant as well as in the interest of justice. 7. Accordingly, the instant application is disposed of by issuing a direction to the trial court to proceed with the trial of the case expeditiously without granting unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties and try to conclude the trial at the earliest. Order Date :- 30.7.2025 Pradeep/- Digitally signed by :- PRADEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench