HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 3811 of 2025 Court No. - 87 HON'BLE ANIL KUMAR-X, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the applicant was made an accused in gangster proceedings and his property was attached by the authorities. Therefore, he approached the District Magistrate for release of his property but his prayer was rejected by him. After rejecting his prayer for release of the property, a reference was made by the District Magistrate under Section 16(1) of the of U.P. Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act 1986. The said reference was registered as Criminal Misc. Case No. 257 of 2024 (State V/s Rakesh Mishra @ Pinku Mishra @ Baba). The said case is pending before the Special Judge (SC/ST Act), Sant Kabir Nagar. The applicant whose house was seized under the gangster proceedings is now compelled to reside in a rented house and the said application is not being disposed of by the concerned court despite the fact that the witnesses in the said case have been examined. Learned counsel, therefore, prays that a direction be issued to the concerned court below to decide the said case/reference as expeditiously as possible. 3. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the applicant, the concerned court below is directed to decide the aforesaid case/reference expeditiously and preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order, Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Nripendra Pratap Singh, Purnima Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Rakesh Kumar Mishra Alias Pinku Mishra Alias Baba .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) provided there is no legal impediment. 4. The application under Section 529 B.N.S.S. is disposed of accordingly. October 15, 2025 SK NA529 No. 3811 of 2025 2 (Anil Kumar-X,J.) Digitally signed by :- SUSHEEL KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad