Ram Kumar v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Court No. - 90 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 40255 of 2023 Applicant :- Ram Kumar Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Ghazala Bano Quadri Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Dinesh Pathak,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the applicant and the learned AGA for the State respondents.

¶2The applicant has invoked the inherent jurisdiction of this court U/S 482 Cr.P.C. beseeching the expeditious disposal of the Session Trial No. 299 of 2008 (State Vs. Dara Singh and Another) arising out of Case Crime No.90 of 1998, under Sections 436, 149, 376, 120-B I.P.C. and 3(2)5 SC/ST Act, Police Station - Phulpur, District Allahabad, pending in the court of Additional District Judge-14, Allahabad.

¶3It is submitted that qua incident dated 22.04.1998 an FIR has been lodged on behalf of the present applicant. Evidence of prosecution has been completed, however, normal dates are being fixed to complete the evidence of the accused who are throughout getting the case adjourned on one pretext or another. Protraction of the criminal trials begetting harassment and oppression to the present applicant (first informant).

¶4Learned AGA has no objection in issuing the direction for expeditious disposal of the aforesaid matter within stipulated period as directed by this Court.

¶5In this conspectus, as above, no useful purpose would be served to keep this matter pending, therefore, this Court deems it appropriate to finally dispose of the present application, without making any observation on the merits of the case as mentioned in the present application, with a direction to court concerned before whom the aforementioned case is pending disposal, to decide the same expeditiously, preferably, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order.

¶6It is expected that the matter should be decided by a reasoned and speaking order, in accordance with law, after affording opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned without granting unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties.

¶7With the aforesaid direction, present application is disposed of. Order Date :- 21.11.2023/vkg High Court of Judicature at Allahabad