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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:13034 Court No. - 77 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 1350 of 2025 Applicant :- Smt. Gauri Verma Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Dileep Kumar Yadava Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J.
1. Heard Sri Dileep Kumar Yadava, learned counsel for applicant and Shri K. K. Tiwari, learned A.G.A. for the State.
2. The present application has been filed by applicant to direct the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-9, Agra to decide/conclude the Complaint Case No. 279 of 2019 (Smt. Gauri Verma Vs. Rohit Chauhand and others), under Sections 498-A, 406, 504, 506 IPC and 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S.- New Agra, District- Agra, pending before him within stipulated period.
3. Learned counsel for the applicants submitted that impugned proceeding could not be concluded because of non co-operation of the accused persons and court below has granted repeated adjournments to the accused persons.
4. Though, the Apex Court in the case of High Court Bar Association, Allahabad Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and others, Criminal Appeal No.3589 of 2023, has observed that High Courts should not direct the District Courts to conclude the trial in time bound manner but present complaint case relates to the offence against women, therefore, court below is directed to decide the Complaint Case No. 279 of 2019 (Smt. Gauri Verma Vs. Rohit Chauhand and others), under Sections 498-A, 406, 504, 506 IPC and 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S.- New Agra, District- Agra, expeditiously, without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties.
5. With the aforesaid observation/direction, present application is
disposed of.
Order Date :- 24.1.2025 Sharad/- Digitally signed by :- SHARAD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad