Sanjay Kumar Tripathi v. State of U.P. and 4 Others

Court No. - 93 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 41634 of 2023 Applicant :- Sanjay Kumar Tripathi Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Rohit Singh,Anil Kumar Singh,Raghvendra Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Manoj Bajaj,J. Applicant has filed this application under Section 482 Code of Criminal Procedure for issuance of directions to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mau to conclude the trial proceedings of Criminal Case No.3478 of 2020, titled State Vs. Jagdish Pandey and others, arising out of Case Crime No.181 of 2018, under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 427, 352, 120-B I.P.C. Police Station Madhuban, District Mau in a stipulated period. During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the applicant has stated that the charges against the accused persons have been framed recently, however, he is not aware of the actual date of the framing of the charges. Further the trial has commenced recently as because of break out of Pandemic Covid-19 the Court's working was affected, therefore, the case proceedings in relation to above mentioned case were also delayed. There is nothing on record to suggest that delay in conclusion of the trial is attributed to the accused, as the case is being adjourned on various grounds. Recently, the Hon'ble Supreme Court has made observation in the order dated 10.11.2023 passed in Writ Petition(s) (Criminal) No. 587 of 2023, titled Shaikh Uzma Feroz Hussain Vs. The State of Maharashtra that the constitutional court should not in a routine manner fix a time frame for a pending case before trial court for its conclusion in a specific time frame. In view of the above, no case is made out for exercise of inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. The application is accordingly, dismissed. Order Date :- 29.11.2023 R./ High Court of Judicature at Allahabad