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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 7771/2025 Mukesh S/o Brejvasi, S/o Brejvasi, R/o Nangal Sherpur, P.s. Balghat, District Karauli. ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Public Prosecutor. ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Anil Kumar Yadav For Respondent(s) : Mr. Amit Punia-PP JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR DHAND Order 10/12/2025
1. The present criminal misc. petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayer:-
“It is, therefore, humbly and respectfully prayed that this misc. petition under section 528 B.N.S.S filed by the petitioner may kindly be allowed & the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct learned Special Judge, SC/ST(Prevention of Atrocities cases), Karauli for expeditious trial and disposal of the sessions case no. 32/2022 titled state vs. Mohammad Azharuddin arising out of F.I.R no. 59/2022 registered at Police Station Balghat, District Karauli within a prescribed period as directed by the Hon'ble Court. Any other order or direction, which your lordships may deem just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case, may kindly be passed in favour of the petitioner and in the interest of justice.”
2. By way of filing the present criminal misc. petition, a prayer has been made for issuing directions to the learned Special Judge, SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Cases), Karauli to expedite the trial of Sessions Case No. 32/2022 within a time frame.
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3. In the considered opinion of this Court, such direction cannot be issued by this Court as per the directions issued by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of A.R. Antulay vs. R.S. Nayak and Anr. reported in 1992(1) SCC 225 and in the case of P. Rama Chandra Rao. Vs. State of Karnataka reported in 2022 (4) SCC 578. But looking to the fact that the said trial is pending before the Court below since 2022, it is expected from the Court below to make all possible endeavours to expedite the trial expeditiously as early as possible.
4. With the aforesaid observations/directions, the instant criminal misc. petition stands disposed of. The stay application and all pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of.
(ANOOP KUMAR DHAND),J Ashu/115