HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 483 No. - 981 of 2025 Court No. - 13 HON'BLE SAURABH LAVANIA, J. Heard. In view of order proposed to be passed, issuance of notice to the private- respondent(s) is hereby dispensed with. The present application has been filed for the following main relief:- "For the facts, reasons and circumstances stated in the accompanying Affidavit, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to direct the learned trial court i.e. the learned Judicial Magistrate IInd, Gonda to decide the Case No. 7815/2020 [CNR NO- UPGD040161762020] "State Versus Asif Khan & Others" arising out of Case Crime No. 28/2020, Under section-498-A, 323, 406, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code & sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act pertaining to Police Station- Mahila Thana, District- Gonda, pending before him since 07.11.2020 expeditiously, within stipulated time prescribed by this Hon'ble Court, in the interest of justice." Considering the facts as stated, particularly the period of pendency of the case, which appears to be pending since 2020, this petition is disposed of with direction to authority concerned/court, to consider and decide the pending case in issue, as indicated in the prayer clause, quoted above, most 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 case is implicit under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. It is made clear that the Court has not examined the case of either party on merits and the Authority concerned shall be free to decide the matter strictly in accordance with law. November 28, 2025 Jyoti/- Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Firoz Ahmad Khan Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. (Saurabh Lavania,J.) Smt. Seema Rehman .....Applicant(s) The State Of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And 4 Others .....Opposite Party(s) Digitally signed by :- JYOTI RAJWANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench