HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 66 of 2025 Court No. - 13 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 Court may be pleased to pass an order directing Additional Sessions Judge POCSO Act Bahraich to decide the Criminal Case No.454/12/2025 Chhottan Versus Sunil Verma U/S 173[4] BNSS expeditiously within the time prescribed by this Hon'ble Court in the interest of justice." Considering the facts and circumstances of the case indicated in the application including the period of pendency of the case in issue, the present application is disposed of with a direction to the Court concerned to make all endeavour for concluding the proceedings of the case in issue, 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 the case is implicit under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. With the aforesaid, the instant application is disposed of. October 17, 2025 ML/- Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Afzal Hasan Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. (Saurabh Lavania,J.) Chhottan .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 5 Others .....Opposite Party(s) Digitally signed by :- MUNNA LAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench