HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 8426 of 2025 Court No. - 11 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 Curt may kindly be pleased to quash the entire criminal proceedings arising out of the notice issued on 27.07.2022 in the Misc Case/Complaint No. 4472/2022 (Smt. Arti Sharma and another Vs. Prince and others) filed u/s 12 of D.V. Act, P.S.-Krishna Nagar, District-Lucknwo, by the learned Court of Special Chief Judicail Magistrate, Lucknow, presently pending before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, VII, Lucknow, contained in the Annexure No.1 to this petition, in the interest of justice." Taking note of the fact that the proceedings have been challenged on the factual aspect of the case, on being confronted, the learned counsel for the applicants says that justice would suffice if the present application is disposed of with direction to the concerned Magistrate to conclude the proceedings of Misc Case/Complaint No.4472/2022 (Smt. Arti Sharma and another Vs. Prince and others) filed Under Section 12 of Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act (in short "D.V. Act"), Police Station - Krishna Nagar, District - Lucknwo, presently pending in the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-VII, Lucknow, most expeditiously by a Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Manoj Kumar Gupta Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Prince And 3 Others .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 2 Others .....Opposite Party(s) reasoned and speaking order, after considering the pleas raised by the applicants namely Prince, Shri Balkrishna Vishwakarma, Smt. Pushpa Devi and Prateek @ Rinku. Accordingly, the present application is disposed of with a direction to court concerned to make all endeavour for concluding the proceedings of the case in issue by a reasoned and speaking order, after considering the pleas raised by the applicants, most expeditiously, as according to Section 12 of the D.V. Act itself the case in issue should preferably be decided within six months. With the aforesaid, the instant application is disposed of. September 26, 2025 ML/- A482 No. 8426 of 2025 2 (Saurabh Lavania,J.) Digitally signed by :- MUNNA LAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench