Smt. Mayavati v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Court No. 14; MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. 661 of 2025; decided 11.2.2025 by Subhash Chandra Sharma, J.; petitioner Smt. Mayavati (counsel Prabhat Dwivedi, Dharmendra Kumar Pandey); respondents State of U.P. and another (G.A.). Seeks expedition of sessions trial S.T. No. 692 of 2023 (State Vs. Manish Verma) for offences under Sections 354, 504, 352, 506 IPC; Sections 3(1)(da), 3(1)(dha), 3(2)(Va) SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act; Section 7/8 POCSO Act; PS Nawabganj, District Bahraich. Outcome: petition disposed; trial court directed to proceed under Section 309 Cr.P.C. without unnecessary adjournments. Keywords: speedy trial, expeditious disposal, Section 309 Cr.P.C., POCSO, SC/ST Act, Article 227.
What did the court decide?
The petition was disposed of with a direction to the Additional Sessions Judge (POCSO Act), Bahraich to endeavour to decide S.T. No. 692 of 2023 expeditiously under Section 309 Cr.P.C. without unnecessary or long adjournments, if there is no other legal impediment.