Gangotri Devi v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 88 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 39805 of 2023 Applicant :- Gangotri Devi Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Om Prakash Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Sanjay Kumar Singh,J. 1-Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned Additional Government Advocate for the State/opposite party no.1 and perused the record. 2-By means of this application, the applicant has prayed for expeditious disposal of case being criminal case no. 5057 of 2020 (State vs. Suresh) arising out of case crime no. 649 of 2016, under Sections 419, 420 and 406 I.P.C., P.S. kaptanganj, District Kushi Nagar pending in the court of A.C.J.M./Civil Judge (S.D.), Kushi Nagar within a time bound frame. 3-It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that in this case, a first information report was lodged on 30.09.2016 against Ram Suresh and Pushpanjali, in which after culmination of investigation charge-sheet was submitted on

05.01.2017 only against Ram Suresh. It is next submitted that after securing the presence of accused, charge has been framed against him on

23.03.2019 but till date, not a single prosecution witness has been examined. The trial is being delayed on one or other pretext. 4-Learned A.G.A. states that no useful purpose would be served in issuing notice to opposite party and keeping this application pending before this Court and it may be disposed of at this stage itself. 5-Considering the limited grievance of the learned counsel for the applicant, learned trial court is directed to make an endeavour to decide the aforesaid case, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of nine months from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before it, if there is no legal impediment. 6-With the aforesaid directions, this application is disposed of. Order Date :- 2.12.2023 Saurabh High Court of Judicature at Allahabad