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2025 DAILYLAW 16568 (ALL)

SMT. SABEENA BANO v. STATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

NA529/211/2025 · 2025-05-05

Nalin Kumar Srivastava

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:72270 Court No. - 80 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 211 of 2025 Applicant :- Smt. Sabeena Bano Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Abdul Mazeed,Awash Ahmed Siddiqui Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Nalin Kumar Srivastava,J. 1. This application under Section 483 Cr.P.C. has been filed with a prayer to direct the learned trial court to decide Criminal Case No. 134 of 2018 (Smt. Sabina Bano Vs. Shamsuddin and another), arising out of Case Crime No. 949 of 2016, under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 377 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Naini, District Allahabad, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate 4th, Allahabad, expeditiously within a stipulated period. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. for the State. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant before this Court is informant of this case. It is further submitted that the present case is pending since the year 2018 but still charges have not been framed against the accused persons as they are not cooperating with the trial. The case is pending at the stage of appearance of accused-opposite party nos. 2 and 3 but despite several efforts, they are not appearing before the court. 4. Learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer. 5. I have considered the submissions and perused the record. It reveals from the perusal of the order sheets that the present case is pending at the stage of appearance of the accused-opposite party nos. 2 and 3. It is reminded that the criminal courts are never toothless or powerless to ensure compliance of its own orders by the concerned police and administrative authorities. They have got ample powers for the same in the law itself. The trial court is expected to invoke its power to ensure service of process upon the accused persons, which is sent under its seal and order in order to procure the presence of the accused. 6. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the learned trial court is directed to take effective steps for procuring the presence of accused-opposite party nos. 2 and 3 within a period of two months from today and to make all the endeavours for expeditious disposal of Criminal Case No. 134 of 2018 (Smt. Sabina Bano Vs. Shamsuddin and another), arising out of Case Crime No. 949 of 2016, under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 377 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Naini, District Allahabad, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate 4th, Allahabad, without granting unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties, if there is no legal impediment. 7. It is also made clear that the Court/Presiding Officer is not the only stake holder in the trial and disposal of a case, hence, besides the P.O. concerned, all the stake holders i.e. police and execution authorities, advocates, parties to the case, staff are also made bound by this order and it will be their responsibility also to assist the Court in every manner for the expeditious disposal of this case. 8. With the above observations, the application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 6.5.2025 Rmk. Digitally signed by :- RAM MURTI KUSHWAHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- RAM MURTI KUSHWAHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad