Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:76104 Court No. - 80 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 1281 of 2025 Applicant :- Vinay Yadav Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Hari Om Gupta,Virendra Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Nalin Kumar Srivastava,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused material on record. 2. This application under Section 529 B.N.S.S. has been filed to direct the court concerned to decide the S.S.T. No.777 of 2022 (State Vs. Vinay Yadav) arising out of case crime no.88 of 2022 under sections 363, 366, 376 IPC and section 5/6 POCSO Act, Police Station Karimuddinpur, District Ghazipur pending in the Court of Special Judge (POCSO Act), Ghazipur within a stipulated period. 3. Applicant before this Court is the accused of this case. It is submitted that the case pertains to the year 2022 in which three witnesses of fact have been examined but the matter is still pending at the stage of evidence of formal witnesses and the delay in the trial was never caused due to any indulgence or non-cooperation on the part of the applicant. 4. In the facts and circumstances of the case and also keeping in view the fact that the matter is quite old and pertains to POCSO Act, this application is finally disposed of with a direction to the court concerned to make all endeavours to decide the aforesaid case in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of nine months, without granting any unnecessary or long adjournments to either of the parties, if there is no other legal impediment. 5. 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. 6. With the above observations, the application stands disposed of Order Date :- 8.5.2025 ss Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad