Sunrawat Devi v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Court No. - 90 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 40520 of 2023 Applicant :- Sunrawat Devi Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Deepak Kumar Yadav,Hemant Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Dinesh Pathak,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record.

¶2The present applicant has invoked the inherent power of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. beseeching the expeditious disposal of S.C. No.1124 of 2023, Case Crime No.457 of 2022, under Sections 352, 504, 506, 447 I.P.C., 1860, u/s 7 of Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 and 3(1) (r) & 3 (1)(s) of SC/ST Act, 1989, P.S. Gola, District Gorakhpur, pending in the court of learned Session Court, Gorakhpur.

¶3It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that no fruitful steps are being taken by the learned trial court to get the matter decided expeditiously in view of the provisions as enunciated under Section 14(3) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Provisions of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (In gravity SC/ST Act).

¶4Learned AGA has no objection in case a direction is issued for expeditious disposal of the aforesaid matter.

¶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 consideration, that is expected to decide the trial expeditiously, preferably, as early as possible under the provisions of law as enunciated under Section 14 (3) of SC/ST Act, in accordance with law.

¶6With the aforesaid direction, present application is disposed of. Order Date :- 30.11.2023/Jitendra High Court of Judicature at Allahabad