Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:84876 Court No. - 71 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 14935 of 2025 Applicant :- Smt Majida Begam And 2 Others Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Mohd Imran Siddiqui Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Raj Beer Singh,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. By means of the present application under Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (hereinafter referred to as BNSS), the applicants have sought for a suitable direction to the Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Jaunpur to expedite the proceedings of Criminal Misc. Case No. 1707 of 2022 (Smt. Majida Begam and Others Vs. Mohd. Akhar), under Section - 128 Cr.P.C., Police Station - Kotwali Mariahu, District - Jaunpur, and to decide the same within time stipulated by this Court, which is pending before the aforesaid court. 3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicants that applicants have filed the aforesaid case under Section - 128 Cr.P.C. in the year 2022 for recovery of arrears of maintenance but no substantial progress has been made so far and that applicants are facing financial hardship. Learned counsel further submits that a direction may be issued to the concerned court to decide the aforesaid case within specific time frame. 4. In view of aforesaid, the Family Court concerned is directed to expedite the proceedings of the aforesaid case and to decide the same as early as possible, preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of copy of this order before the court concerned, provided there is no legal impediment. 5. The application under Section - 528 BNSS is disposed of accordingly. Order Date :- 20.5.2025 S Rawat Digitally signed by :- SHOBHIT RAWAT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad