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2025 DAILYLAW 18240 (ALL)

SMT. MEENA KHATOON v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

NA529/315/2025 · 2025-02-23

Nalin Kumar Srivastava

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:26296 Court No. - 82 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 315 of 2025 Applicant :- Smt. Meena Khatoon Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Peeyush Kumar Pathak,Prateeyush Kumar Pathak Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Nalin Kumar Srivastava,J. 1. This application under Section 529 of B.N.N.S., has been filed with a prayer to direct the learned court below to conclude the entire proceeding of Criminal Case No. 01 of 2020 headed as (State Vs. Royal Devi @ Neesha Khatoon) arising out of charge- sheet no. 754 of 2019 dated 28.12.2019 bearing Case Crime No. 822 of 2019, under Sections 471, 468, 467, 420 IPC, Police Station Chandpur, District Bijnor pending in the court of Civil Judge (Junior Division)/Judicial Magistrate, Chandpur, Bijnor within stipulated period. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. for the State. 3. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant before this Court is the informant in the instant case. It is further submitted that cognizance in this case was taken by the court on 23.01.2020 and after framing of charge the case is pending at the stage of evidence since 20.02.2020. It is also submitted that part evidence of present applicant-PW-1 has been recorded but the defence side is avoiding the cross-examination of applicant-PW-1. Several opportunities have been given by the learned trial court but the result is the same. 4. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the court concerned is directed to conclude the cross-examination of the applicant-PW-1 without any unnecessarily delay preferably within one month from the date of production of certified copy of this order and thereafter the trial court shall make all endeavours for expeditious disposal of the case, if there is no legal impediment. 5. 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 executive authorities, counsels, 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. 6. With the above observations, the application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 24.2.2025 Vikram Digitally signed by :- VIKRAM SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad