Smt. Sudha Choudhary and Another v. State of U.P. and Another
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Sections 482, 125(3) – expeditious disposal
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.), Application U/S 482 No. 22492 of 2022, decided 02-11-2022. Keywords: Section 482 CrPC; Section 125(3) CrPC; expeditious disposal; Family Court Mathura; Case No. 92 of 2017; Police Station Raya; pendency since 2017; two-month timeline; priority basis; adjournment; presence of parties. Result: application disposed with directions to the Family Court to conclude the maintenance enforcement case within two months and to take rule-based action against defaulting parties.
What did the court decide?
Direction issued to the concerned court below (Principal Judge, Family Court, Mathura) to conclude Case No. 92 of 2017 (Section 125(3) CrPC) on priority basis, as far as possible within two months, with a warning that necessary action per rules will follow against parties absenting themselves and causing unnecessary adjournments; office directed to send a copy of the order to the concerned court without delay.