Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:93375 Court No. - 80 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 1733 of 2025 Applicant :- Gaurishankar Gupta Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Vijay 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 Complaint Case No. 1089 of 2003 under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C. and 3/4 D.P. Act, Police Station- Nagra, District-Ballia pending in the Court of learned Civil Judge (S.D.) FTC, Ballia 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 said complaint case is pending since 2003. It is further submitted that after several orders of the Court accused persons appeared before the Court and after appearing they again became absent and punitive process has been issued against them by the learned trial Court. 4. Learned AGA opposed the prayer. 5. I have considered the submissions and perused the record. 6. Since the matter pertains to the year 2003 and falls within the category of critically old cases, the Court concerned is strictly directed to make all endeavours to decide the aforesaid case expeditiously preferably within a period of one year from the date of production of certified copy of this order before it, keeping in view the heavy work load in the said Court. 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 :- 30.5.2025 Fhd Digitally signed by :- FAHAD NIYAZ High Court of Judicature at Allahabad