SMT. DHANWANTI AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. AND 8 OTHERS
NA528/12660/2025 · 2025-04-16
Vikas Budhwar
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[ 2025 DAILYLAW 40077 (ALL) · dailylaw.ai ]
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:56221 Court No. - 73 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 12660 of 2025 Applicant :- Smt. Dhanwanti And Another Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 8 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Ulajhan Singh Bind Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Vikas Budhwar,J.
1. Heard Sri Ulajhan Singh Bind, learned counsel for the applicants and Sri Abhishek Tripathi, learned A.G.A.
2. In view of the order, which is being proposed to be passed today, notices are not being issued to O.P. Nos. 2 to 9.
3. This is an application under Section 528 of BNSS preferred by the applicants for seeking a direction to the court below/learned Civil Judge (Junior Division)/FTC-Ist, Agra to decide the Case No. 256 of 2020 (Smt. Dhanwanti and another versus Anandpal and others) under section 12 of Domestic Violence Act Police Station Khandauli, District Agra within specific/within fix period which is pending before Civil Judge (Junior Division)/FTC-Ist, Agra till today.
4. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the proceedings initiated under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act is to be decided within time as mandated under Section 12 of the Act.
5. Learned A.G.A. on the other hand submits that once a time- frame has been provided, then it is to be decided preferably within the said period.
6. Considering the submissions so made across the Bar, the application stands disposed of requiring the Civil Judge (Jr. Div.) F.T.C.-Ist, Agra to decide the proceedings in terms of the statute subject to legal impediment after hearing the parties. Order Date :- 17.4.2025 N.S.Rathour (Vikas Budhwar, J) Digitally signed by :- NIPENDRA SINGH RATHOUR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad