Rani Devi v. State of U.P. and 5 Others

Allahabad HC20 Jan 2025A483/2498/2024

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What is this about?

Section 483 Cr.P.C. expeditious disposal direction; one-year trial completion timeline; Session Trial No.107 of 2020; Session Case No.1000 of 2020; Case Crime No.768 of 2019; Sections 147 148 149 323 504 506 120-B 302 IPC; Section 7 Criminal Law Amendment Act; P.S. Auraiya; informant's application; no unnecessary adjournments; stake holders bound to assist court; Allahabad High Court; Nalin Kumar Srivastava, J.; 2025:AHC:11415; order dated 20.1.2025.

What did the court decide?

Application disposed of with a direction to the trial court (Session Judge, Auraiya) to conclude Session Trial No.107 of 2020 preferably within one year from receipt of the certified copy of the order, without unnecessary or long adjournments and subject to there being no other legal impediment; all stake holders bound to assist. ¶¶11

Rani Devi vs State of U.P. and 5 Others — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the High Court should direct the Session Judge, Auraiya to decide Session Case No.1000 of 2020 / Session Trial No.107 of 2020 expeditiously within a stipulated period.

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Court's answer

The trial court is directed to make all possible endeavours to conclude the trial of the case preferably within one year from the date of receiving the certified copy of the order of this Court.

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Ratio / Principle

The one-year timeline is to be achieved without granting any unnecessary or long adjournments to either of the parties, if there is no other legal impediment.

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Key takeaways

Besides the Presiding Officer, all stake holders i.e. police and executive authorities, counsels, parties to the case and staff are made bound by the order to assist the Court for expeditious disposal.ratio¶¶10

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Allahabad High Court (Nalin Kumar Srivastava, J.) — Application under Section 483 Cr.P.C. by Rani Devi, informant, seeking expeditious disposal of Session Case No.1000 of 2020 in Session Trial No.107 of 2020 (State Vs. Anshul Chaudhary @ Anshu @ Kallu @ Himanshu), arising out of Case Crime No.768 of 2019 under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 504, 506, 120-B, 302 IPC and Section 7 Criminal Law Amendment Act, P.S. Auraiya, District Auraiya, where six prosecution witnesses had already been examined. HELD: trial court directed to conclude the trial preferably within one year from receipt of the certified copy of the order, without unnecessary or long adjournments to either party and if there is no other legal impediment; besides the Presiding Officer, all stake holders (police and executive authorities, counsels, parties, staff) are bound by the order to assist the Court. Application disposed of (Order Date 20.1.2025).

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:11415

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Court No. - 82

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Case :- APPLICATION U/S 483 No. - 2498 of 2024

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Applicant :- Rani Devi Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 5 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Beerendra Singh Pal,Manoj Kumar Keshari Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Nalin Kumar Srivastava,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State.

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This application under Section 483 Cr.P.C. has been filed with a prayer to direct the court concerned i.e. Session Judge, Auraiya to decide the Session Case No.1000 of 2020 in Session Trial No.107 of 2020 (State Vs. Anshul Chaudhary @ Anshu @ Kallu @ Himanshu) arising out of Case Crime No.768 of 2019 under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 504, 506, 120-B, 302 IPC and Section 7 Criminal Law Amendment Act, Police Station Auraiya, District Auraiya, expeditiously within a stipulated period.

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It is submitted that the applicant is the informant in this case. Prayer has been made to issue direction for the expeditious disposal of the case. From the perusal of the record it transpires that six prosecution witnesses have been examined so far and it appears that substantial portion of the witnesses have been examined and now some formal witnesses are to be examined. Matter relates to the year 2020.

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In the circumstances, the trial court is directed to make all possible endeavours to conclude the trial of the case preferably within one year from the date of receiving of the certified copy of the order of this Court without granting any unnecessary or long adjournments to either of the parties, if there is no other legal impediment.

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It is also made clear that the Court / Presiding Officer is not the only stake holder in the trial and disposal of a case, hence, besides the P.O. concerned, all the stake holders i.e. police and executive authorities, counsels, parties to the case, staff are also made bound by this order and it will be their responsibility also to assist the Court in every manner for the expeditious disposal of this case.

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With the above observations, the application stands disposed of.

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Order Date :- 20.1.2025 ss

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Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Rani Devi v. State of U.P. and 5 Others

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