Lal Bahadur v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko

Court No. - 13 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 6305 of 2023 Petitioner :- Lal Bahadur Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. Counsel for Petitioner :- Gyan Singh Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned AGA for the State. The petitioner by this petition has prayed for the following relief:- Issue an order or direction to the Special Judge, S.C. & S.T. Act, Pratapgarh to expedite the Session Trial No. 216 of 2016 (State Versus Virendra Pratap Singh and others) arising out of Case Crime No. 492 of 2016 under Sections 452, 308, 323. 504, 506 of I.P.C. and 3(1)x of S.C. & S.T. Act, 1989 relating to Police Station - Jethwara, District Pratapgarh, which is pending before the Special Judge, S.C. & S.T. Act, Pratapgarh since the year 2017, expeditiously within the stipulated time period as this Hon'ble Court deem just and proper. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the aforementioned sessions trial is pending since 2016 in the Court of Special Judge, S.C./S.T. Act, Pratapgarh; the aforesaid trial has not yet been concluded although in the S.C./S.T. Act, the trial ought to have been concluded within a period of 60 days. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays that the trial may be expedited at an early date. Learned AGA has no objection to this innocuous prayer. On due consideration to the submission advanced as well as perusal of the provision of Section 14(2) of S.C./S.T. Act, the petition is disposed of directing learned Special Judge, S.C./S.T. Act, Pratapgarh to expedite the trial of the aforesaid case within a period of 60 days from the date of production of certified copy of this order as provided under Section 14 (2) of S.C./S.T. Act. Order Date :- 18.12.2023 R.C. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench