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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:91495 Court No. - 80 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 1687 of 2025 Applicant :- Vinod Kumar Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Lallan Prasad Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Nalin Kumar Srivastava,J.
1. The present application under Section 529 BNSS has been filed with a prayer to direct the Court of Sessions Judge, Kanpur Dehat to decide the S.T. No. 981 of 2021, arising out of case crime no. 614 of 2020, under Sections 323, 324, 307, 302 IPC, Police Station Rasoolabad, District Kanpur Dehat, expeditiously within a stipulated period. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the material available on record. 3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that the aforesaid case was filed in 2021. It is next submitted that no sincere efforts are being made by the Court concerned to decide the said case. It is further submitted that the accused persons are also applying delaying tactics in disposal of the said case. It is further submitted that although prosecution evidence was closed in this matter and the case was fixed for recording of evidence under Section 313 CrPC but however subsequently the accused persons were granted liberty by this Court in application U/S 482 No.36057 of 2024 vide order dated 6.3.2025 to cross-examine the PW-8 and PW-9 within some stipulated period of time, however, said time has expired but the cross-examination of PW-8 and PW-9 is still pending. 4. A perusal of the copies of the order sheets goes to show that the aforesaid case was filed in the year 2021. It also appears that the matter is pending at the stage of evidence of PW-8 and PW-9. In the circumstances, the trial court is directed to make all possible efforts to conclude the cross-examination of PW-8 and PW-9 within two months from the date of production of certified copy of this order before it and thereafter all possible endeavours be made to dispose of the case under reference as expeditiously as possible without granting any unnecessary or long adjournments to either of
the parties, if there is no other legal impediment, provided the applicant cooperates with the trial court. 5.
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 these observations, the application is finally disposed of. Order Date :- 28.5.2025 safi Digitally signed by :- MAHBOOB SAFI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad