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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:86702 Court No. - 80 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 1572 of 2025 Applicant :- Devan Alias Devendra Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Kshitij Pal Singh,Santosh Singh 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 Sessions Trial No. 244 of 2016 and Sessions Trial No. 245 of 2016 arising out of case crime no. 0006 of 2015, under Section 411, 413, 414, 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC and 41/102 Cr.P.C., Police Station - Barsana, District- Mathura pending in the Court of Additional Sessions Judge-VIII, Mathura 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 case. It is further submitted that the said sessions trial is pending since the year 2016 and the matter is very old but no evidence has been adduced by the prosecution so far. The Court concerned is not taking proper interest in disposal of the said session trial.
4. Learned AGA opposed the prayer.
5. I have considered the submissions and perused the record.
6. Since the matter is about 10 years old, the Court concerned is expected to conclude the entire prosecution evidence preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order before it and thereafter all endeavours shall be made by it for expeditious disposal of the case, if there is no legal impediment. It is further directed that no unnecessary adjournment will be sought/granted.
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 :- 22.5.2025 Fhd Digitally signed by :- FAHAD NIYAZ High Court of Judicature at Allahabad