Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:20027 Court No. - 73 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 1346 of 2025 Applicant :- Smt. Divya Rai Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Sunil Kumar Pathak Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Raj Beer Singh,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. By means of the present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the applicant has sought for a suitable direction to the learned Additional Family Judge, Court No. 1, Mau to expedite the proceedings of Case No. 1162 of 2023 (Divya Rai Vs. Satish Kumar), under Sections 128 Cr.P.C., and to decide the same within time stipulated by this Court, which is pending before the aforesaid court. 3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that applicant is wife of opposite party no. 2 and she was awarded maintenance by the Family Court vide order dated 29.09.2023, under Section 125 Cr.P.C. Thereafter, the applicant has initiated aforesaid proceedings under Section 128 Cr.P.C. on 19.10.2023 but no substantial progress has been made so far, due to which she is facing financial hardship. Learned counsel further submits that a direction may be issued to the concerned court to decide the aforesaid case within specific time frame. 4. In view of aforesaid, the concerned Family Court is directed to expedite the proceedings of the aforesaid case and to decide the same as early as possible, preferably within a period of seven months from the date of production of copy of this order before the court concerned, provided there is no legal impediment. 5. The application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is disposed of accordingly. Order Date :- 11.2.2025 SK Srivastava Digitally signed by :- SAILESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad