Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:100815 Court No. - 79 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 19133 of 2025 Applicant :- Pradeep Singh Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Santosh Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- Ashok Kumar Singh,G.A. Hon'ble Prashant Kumar,J. 1. Heard Shri Santosh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the applicant, Shri Ashok Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the opposite party nos. 2 to 5 and learned AGA for the State-opposite party and perused the record. 2. The instant application under Section 528 BNSS has been filed by the applicant seeking direction to the learned Additional Sessions Judge/ F.T.C. (1st), Ballia to conclude the evidence of the applicant within stipulated time and further issue a direction to expedite the Sessions Trial No. 500 of 2023 (State of U.P. vs. Shivshankar Singh @ Ghoore Singh), arising out of Case Crime No. 15 of 2023, under Section 34, 302, 427, 506 I.P.C., and section 7 Criminal Law Amendment Act, Police Station Mehnajpur, District Azamgarh. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the purpose of filing the instant application would be served if appropriate direction be issued to the learned Additional Sessions Judge/ F.T.C. (1st), Ballia to conclude the evidence of the applicant within stipulated time frame fixed by this Court. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party opposed the prayer extensively. Learned AGA submits that he has no objection to the aforesaid proposition. 5. In view of above, this Court is of the opinion that no useful purpose would be served by keeping the instant application pending and the same is accordingly, disposed of with a direction to the learned Additional Sessions Judge/ F.T.C. (1st), Ballia to conclude the evidence of the applicant, expeditiously, strictly in accordance with law, preferably within a period of 3 months from the date of service of a certified copy of the order of this Court. Order Date :- 1.7.2025 Bhanu Digitally signed by :- BHANU PRATAP KUSHWAHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad