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2025 DAILYLAW 24999 (ALL)

SMT NAZMA KHATUN v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

NA528/7361/2025 · 2025-03-04

Vinod Diwakar

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:31196 Court No. - 76 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 7361 of 2025 Applicant :- Smt Nazma Khatun Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Upendra Upadhyay Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Vinod Diwakar,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. By means of the present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the applicant has sought for a suitable direction to the learned Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Gangster Act/Additional District Judge, Fast Track Court No. 2, Ghazipur to decide the Criminal Case No.380 of 2023 titled State v. Nazma Khatun, under section 16(2) of the U.P. Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, Police Station Kotwali Ghazipur, District Ghazipur within stipulated time. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that under section 15 of the Gangsters Act, the District Magistrate, Ghazipur has referred the inquiry as contemplated under section 16 of the Act to the court of learned Special Court (Gangsters Act) on 26.12.2023, since then the inquiry is pending consideration before the court, but no progress has been made so far. Learned counsel further submits that a direction may be issued to the concerned Court to decide the same within some specific time frame. 4. The instant application is disposed of with a direction to learned Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Gangster Act/Additional District Judge, Fast Track Court No. 2, Ghazipur to consider and decide the Criminal Case No.380 of 2023 titled State v. Nazma Khatun, under section 16(2) of the U.P. Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, Police Station Kotwali Ghazipur, District Ghazipur, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of production of a copy of this order. Order Date :- 5.3.2025 Shafique Justice Vinod Diwakar Digitally signed by :- SAFIKUR RAHAMAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SAFIKUR RAHAMAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad