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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:31747 Court No. - 79 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 2180 of 2025 Petitioner :- Lalit And Another Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Kuldeep Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Saurabh Srivastava,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The instant petition has been preferred with following prayers:-
"I- Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of set aside the impugned
order dated 17.12.2024 passed by Additional Session Judge/Special Judge, Special Court no. 1, (Prevention of Corruption Act) District- Meerut in Criminal Revision no. 496 of 2024 (Lalit and another vs. State of U.P. and another) as well as impugned summoning order dated 16.04.2024 passed by Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division)/Judicial Magistrate, Court no. 1, District- Meerut in Complaint Case no. 368 of 2024 (Smt. Geeta vs. Lalit and another) under sections 323, 354-A IPC related to applicant no. 1 and section 323 IPC related to the applicant no. 2, Police Station- Lalkurti, District- Meerut. (Annexure No. 1 & 2 to the Misc. Petition)."
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners pressed all the grounds whatsoever has been taken through the instant petition through which, it has been apprised that there is hardly any attraction of sections in which the petitioners have been summoned and all these grounds have not been taken into consideration while passing the order dated 16.04.2024. Being aggrieved with order dated 16.04.2024, petitioners preferred revision which was also rejected vide order dated 17.12.2024 which has been challenged through the instant petition. It is also submitted that it is crystal clear and apparent from the statement recorded under Section 200 Cr.P.C. by the complainant that matter relates to civil dispute which is already pending between the parties. 4. Learned AGA for the State vehemently opposed the prayer sought through the instant petition. 5. Be that as it may, no useful purpose shall be served by way of giving time for exchange of counter and rejoinder affidavit and keeping the matter pending before this Court and as such, without
interfering into the merits of the matter, if there is no other legal impediment, learned Court of Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division)/Judicial Magistrate, Court no. 1, District- Meerut/concerned court is hereby directed to expedite and finalize the proceedings of Complaint Case no. 368 of 2024 (Smt. Geeta vs. Lalit and another) Police Station- Lalkurti, District- Meerut, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 12 months from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order before him without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties, but after giving full opportunity of hearing to both sides. 6.
It is also directed to the parties that no unnecessary adjournment shall be sought unless the same is unavoidable and both the parties are directed to cooperate with the learned court concerned for achieving the directions as made above. 7. However, it is made clear that till the disposal of the above mentioned complaint case no.368 of 2024 no coercive action shall be initiated against the petitioners. 8. The instant petition is hereby disposed of accordingly.
Order Date :- 5.3.2025 Shaswat Digitally signed by :- SHASWAT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad