Vidhyadhar Shukla v. State of U.P. and 2 Others
Criminal – Application u/S 529 BNSS for expedition of trial
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Nalin Kumar Srivastava, J.), order dated 05.05.2025, APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. 1066 of 2025, Vidhyadhar Shukla v. State of U.P. and 2 others — speedy-trial/expedition application concerning a pending sessions trial under Ss. 498A, 304-B, 504 IPC and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act (dowry-death case, P.S. Sarai Inayat, Prayagraj); direction to frame charges within one month, mandatory appearance of accused, bar on adjournments/exemptions, disposal preferably within one year, and binding obligation on police, executive authorities, counsels, parties and staff to assist expeditious disposal.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of with directions to the trial court to frame charges within one month of production of the certified copy of the order; all accused to appear on fixed dates with no adjournment or exemption for appearance; expeditious disposal preferably within one year absent legal impediment; all stakeholders (police, executive authorities, counsels, parties, staff) bound to assist the Court.