Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:26381 Court No. - 82 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 310 of 2025 Applicant :- Rakesh Singh Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Abhishek Singh,Piyush Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Nalin Kumar Srivastava,J. 1. This application under Section 529 B.N.S.S. has been filed by the applicant with a prayer to direct the court concerned to expedite the trial of Case Crime No.209 of 2015 (State Vs. Rakesh Singh) under Sections 333, 332, 353, 308, 336, 504 IPC, Police Station Jiyanpur, District Azamgarh pending in the Court of Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.12, Azamgarh, 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 is one of the accused persons in this case. It is a police challani case. Cognizance in this case was taken on 17.2.2016. Accused appeared and charges were framed against the accused and since then the case is running at the stage of prosecution evidence and not a single witness has been examined so far. The matter relates to the year 2015 and falls in the category of old cases. 4. I have considered the submissions and perused the entire record. 5. In the circumstances, the learned trial court is directed to decide the aforesaid case as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of one year from the date of production of certified copy of this order provided all the accused persons cooperate with the proceedings of the case and do not take any unnecessary adjournment. 6. 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 etc. 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. 7. With the above observations, the application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 24.2.2025 / ss Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad