Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:73523 Court No. - 80 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 993 of 2025 Applicant :- Soniya Gupta Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Nikhil Saxena,Rajeev Upadhyay 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 Case No. 336 of 2021, arising out of case crime no.59 of 2010, under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506, 427 IPC and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Kotwali Farrukhabad, District Farrukhabad, pending in the Court of Civil Judge (JD)/ J.M. FTC-II, Farrukhabad 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 is the informant / aggrieved wife in the said criminal case and same is pending since long. It is also submitted that charges have been framed in the matter in the year 2010. It is further submitted that evidence of four witnesses has been recorded so far and the case is at the stage of recording the evidence of remaining witnesses. The Court concerned is not taking proper interest in disposal of the said case. 4. Learned AGA opposed the prayer. 5. I have considered the submissions and perused the record. 6. It reveals from the perusal of the order sheets that the said case is pending since long. The case is very old and it falls in the category of 'critically old cases'. It is pending at the stage of recording of the evidence of witnesses. In the circumstances, the trial court is directed to make all possible efforts to dispose of the case under reference as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six moths from the date of production of certified copy of this order before it without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties, if there is no other 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 :- 7.5.2025 safi Digitally signed by :- MAHBOOB SAFI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad