HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 4642 of 2026 Court No. - 78 HON'BLE SUBHASH CHANDRA SHARMA, J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material on record. The present application has been filed by the applicant with a prayer to allow this application and direct the learned Civil Judge (Junior Division)/Judicial Magistrate Chandauli to decide the Criminal Case No. 9633 of 2024 (State Vs. Hardeep Singh and others) arising out of Case Crime No. 3 of 2024 under Section 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 I.P.C. read with Section 60/63 Excise Act, at Police Station Kandawa District Chandauli, pending before the Court of Civil Judge (Junior Division)/Judicial Magistrate Chandauli, within stipulated period. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that he is accused in the aforesaid case in which charge was framed by the learned trial court on 20.02.2025 and till now only one prosecution witness has been examined and trial is still pending, therefore, requests to direct the learned trial court to decide the case expeditiously within a stipulated period of time. Learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer as aforesaid. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions made by learned counsel for applicant as well as learned A.G.A. and perusal of record, and the order sheet, it appears that this case is pending before the learned trial court from the year 2024 and the learned trial court is proceeding with the case in accordance with law. There appears no any reluctance or laxity on the part of learned trial court. In the circumstances of Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dhirendra Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Monu Kumar Gupta .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) the case, keeping in view large number of cases pending before the learned trial court it cannot be directed to decide the case within a stipulated period of time unless there are exceptional circumstances those are lacking in the present case. However, it is expedient to direct the learned trial court to make its endeavour to proceed with the case, as expeditiously as possible, in accordance with law, without granting any unnecessary or long adjournments to either of the parties whether is is prosecution or the defence, if there is no other legal impediment. With the aforesaid directions, the present application under Section 529 B.N.S.S. stands disposed of finally. September 29, 2026 Suraj Srivastav NA529 No. 4642 of 2026 2 (Subhash Chandra Sharma,J.) Digitally signed by :- SURAJ SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad