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ASHOK KUMAR GOUTAM v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME AND 4 OTHERS

A483/974/2025 · 2025-11-17

Zafeer Ahmad

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 483 No. - 974 of 2025 Court No. - 31 HON'BLE ZAFEER AHMAD, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned Standing counsel on behalf of the State-respondent. 2. In view of the proposed order notice to private respondents is dispensed with. 3. By means of this application filed under Section 483 Cr.P.C., the applicant has prayed for issuance of direction to the learned trial court for speedy trial in the case of State vs. Rahul Gautam and others, arising out of Case Crime No.545 of 2021, under Sections 147, 452, 325, 504 & 506 I.P.C., Police Station-Krishna Nagar, District-Lucknow, pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-7, Lucknow on day-to-day basis and the same may be disposed of within a period of six months. 4. The contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that the trial in the aforesaid case is pending before the learned court below but the same has not been decided till date. He has submitted that accused no. 2 to 5 are on bail and one accused Chhedi Lal died in the month of December, 2023. 5. Further submission is that charge sheet was filed by the IO after five months on 6.5.2022 and the trial court is proceeding with the case in a sluggish manner and is granting long adjornments. The case is at the stage of framing of charge. He has requested that any direction for disposal of the aforesaid case titled as State vs. Rahul Gautam and others, arising out of Case Crime No. 545 of 2021, under Sections 147, 452, 325, 504 & 506 I.P.C., Police Station-Krishna Nagar, District-Lucknow, may be issued. 6. It may be relevant to point out that the applicant has earlier moved an application under Section 483 CR.P.C. in the same very case and with the same prayer and this Court by order dated 13.3.2024, issued a direction for disposal of the case strictly in accordance with law expeditiously by fixing short dates and without granting unnecessary adjournments. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Vinay Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ashok Kumar Goutam .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home And 4 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 7. It is noticed that the instant matter relates to 2021 and the trial courts are heavily burdened with huge number of cases. 8. However, Since there already exists an order for expeditious disposal of the case, liberty is granted to the applicant to move appropriate application before the trial court within next two weeks for expediting the proceedings. In case, such an application is made, the trail court shall consider and decide the same within two weeks and in case, the trial court finds that a case for urgency has been made out, it shall proceed to consider and decide the case of the applicant expeditiously and preferably within a period of six month from the date of decision on the application. 9. With aforesaid direction the the application under Section 483 CrPC stands disposed of. November 17, 2025 Fahim/- A483 No. 974 of 2025 2 (Zafeer Ahmad,J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHD FAHIM AKHTAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench