Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:73527 Court No. - 80 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 980 of 2025 Applicant :- Shivshankar Pandey Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Abhishek Kumar Shukla 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. 17670 of 2020 in case crime no. 97 of 2020 under Sections 406, 504, 506 I.P.C., Police Station- Lalpur/ Pandeypur, District- Varanasi pending in the Court of learned Civil Judge (S.D.), F.T.C., Varanasi 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 said criminal case is pending since 2020 and is pending at the stage of evidence. 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 appears from perusal of the record that the accused has already appeared before the Court and the matter is pending for recording the evidence. 7. In the circumstances, the Court concerned is directed to to record the evidence of P.W.1 expeditiously and make all possible endeavours to decide the aforesaid case expeditiously preferably within a period of two years from the date of production of certified copy of this order before it, if there is no legal impediment. 8. 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. 9. With the above observations, the application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 7.5.2025 Fhd Digitally signed by :- FAHAD NIYAZ High Court of Judicature at Allahabad