Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:81261 Court No. - 80 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 1432 of 2025 Applicant :- Aradhana Cinderella Felix Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Manish Joshi 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 Session Trial No. 1129 of 2013, arising out of case crime no.143 of 2012, under Sections 302/34, 201/34, 120-B IPC, Police Station Mutthiganj, District Allahabad, pending in the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Court No.21 Allahabad 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 applicant is the accused in the said session trial and same is pending since long. It is also submitted that charges have been framed in the matter in the year 2014. It is further submitted that evidence of three witnesses has been recorded so far and the case is at the stage of recording the evidence of remaining witnesses. 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 reveals from the perusal of the order sheets that the said case is pending since long. The case is very old and it falls in the category of 'critically old cases'. It is pending at the stage of recording of the evidence of witnesses. In the circumstances, the trial court is directed to make all possible efforts to dispose of the session trial under reference as expeditiously as possible without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties, keeping in view the work load of the said Court, if there is no other legal impediment. 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 :- 16.5.2025 safi Digitally signed by :- MAHBOOB SAFI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad