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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:74458 Court No. - 80 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 1165 of 2025 Applicant :- Beena Devi Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Abhishek Srivastava,Satyadev Singh Chauhan 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 Special Case No. 1109 of 2022 in case crime no. 213 of 2022 under Sections 376(3), 328, 506 I.P.C. and 5/6 POCSO Act, Police Station- Jevar, District- Gautam Buddh Nagar pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge/ POCSO-I, Gautam Buddh Nagar 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 case is pending since 2022 and still only evidence of PW-1 and P.W.2 has been completed. It is also submitted that the applicant is the informant of the said case and she is sufferer and even after the lapse of 3 years the case 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. In the circumstances, the Court concerned is directed to make all endeavours to decide the aforesaid case expeditiously preferably within a period of one year from the date of production of certified copy of this order before it, keeping in view the heavy work load in the said Court.
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 :- 8.5.2025 Fhd Digitally signed by :- FAHAD NIYAZ High Court of Judicature at Allahabad