Matter under Article 227 regarding delay in deciding a criminal case involving dowry offences. The High Court directed the subordinate court to dispose of the case expeditiously without unnecessary adjournments.
Direction to the subordinate court to decide the criminal case expeditiously without unnecessary adjournments.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC:157904
Court No. - 87
Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 12299 of 2024
Petitioner :- Ilma Bano Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashish Kumar,Vivek Kumar
Hon'ble Ms. Nand Prabha Shukla,J.
Heard Sri Ashish Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.
This petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India has been filed to direct the Court of Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Ghazipur to decide Criminal Case No. 47625 of 2022 Ilma Bano Versus Jahangir Asraf and other under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act within certain stipulated period of time as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper considering the facts and circumstances of case in the interest of justice.
Expeditious disposal of a case is the right of every litigant and it is expected from every Court to endeavour to dispose of a case pending before it, expeditiously.
Learned A.G.A. for the State has no objection in this regard.
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner, it is expedient to direct the court concerned to make its endeavour to decide the aforesaid case as expeditiously, without granting any unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties, in accordance with law, if there is no other legal impediment.
With the aforesaid directions, the petition is disposed of.
Order Date :- 26.9.2024 Shivani
Digitally signed by :- SHIVANI SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court can direct the subordinate court to decide a criminal case involving dowry offences within a stipulated time under its supervisory jurisdiction.
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Ilma Bano
State of U.P.
Nand Prabha Shukla
As recorded by the court registry
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