Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:93599 Court No. - 80 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 1737 of 2025 Applicant :- Veer Bahadur Singh @ Arjun Singh Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Anil Kumar 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 Case No. 380 of 2014, arising out of case crime no.18 of 2013, under Sections 354, 294, 504 IPC, Police Station Khakhreru, District Fatehpur, pending in the Court of Civil Judge (JD)/FTC/C.A.W. 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 and same is pending since long. It is further submitted that no evidence has been recorded so far and only process is being sent to some of the witnesses and the case is at the stage of recording the evidence of 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 case under reference as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of one year 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 :- 30.5.2025 safi Digitally signed by :- MAHBOOB SAFI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad