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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:53721 Court No. - 80 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 790 of 2025 Applicant :- Mamta Soni Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Hanuman Prasad Kushwaha,Ram Soorat Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Nalin Kumar Srivastava,J.
1. This application under Section 529 BNSS has been filed with a prayer to direct the court concerned to decide the Sessions Trial No. 158 of 2024 in case crime no. 98 of 2023 under Sections 376(D), 452, 506 I.P.C., Police Station- Khakharedu, District- Fatehpur pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge (POCSO Act) Court No.1, Fatehpur expeditiously within 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 before this Court is the complainant of this case. It is further submitted that the case is pending at the stage of cross-examination of applicant/ P.W.1 herself but the learned trial Court is not taking proper interest in disposal of the said case whereas the offence related to a gang rape.
4. Learned AGA opposed the prayer.
5. I have considered the submissions and perused the record.
6. In the circumstances, the Court concerned is directed to make all endeavours to decide the aforesaid case expeditiously without granting unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties, if there is no legal impediment.
7. 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.
8. With the above observations, the application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 11.4.2025 Fhd Digitally signed by :- FAHAD NIYAZ High Court of Judicature at Allahabad