Reena Devi v. State of U.P. Thru. Home Secy. Lko. and 2 Others

Court No. - 13 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 6188 of 2023 Petitioner :- Reena Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Home Secy. Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sanjeev Kumar Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned AGA for the State. Notices to respondent no. 3 are dispensed with in view of the proposed order. By this petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following relief:- Issue a order or direction direct the opposite party no. 02 Additional Session Judge-II/ Special Judge SC.ST Court Sultanpur decide Complaint Case No.- 111 of 2023 Case Crime No.- 120 of 2015 Under Section 376, 504 I.P.C & 3(2) (5) SC.ST, Act, Police Station Dostpur District Sultanpur ( Reena Vs. Hari Lal) Expeditiously early as possible within stipulated time, the said case is pending in the eight years laps the time. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the trial under Section 376/504 IPC and Section 3(2)(5) S.C./S.T. Act, P.S. Dostpur, District Sultanpur is pending before the Special Judge, S.C./S.T. Court, Sultanpur since 2016, however, the same has not been concluded yet. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays that trail of the aforesaid complaint case may be directed to be expedited at an early date. On due consideration to the order sheet of the trial court filed along with the petition, so also the provisions of Section 14(2) of S.C./S.T. Act, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the Court below to expedite the trial preferably within a prescribed time period provided under Section 14(2) of S.C./S.T. Act. Order Date :- 12.12.2023 R.C. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench