Bandana Kumari Vs State of U.P. and 3 Others — Dowry and Cruelty | Allahabad HC (2025)

Bandana Kumari Vs State of U.P. and 3 Others — Dowry and Cruelty | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to the court concerned (Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jaunpur) to decide Case No. 980/2022 (State Vs Dinkar Nishad & others) in accordance with law without granting unnecessary adjournments to either party, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within six months from the date of production of a certified copy of the order, if there is no legal impediment; no opinion expressed on the merits.

Issue for consideration

Whether a direction should be issued to the court concerned to decide Case No. 980/2022 (State Vs Dinkar Nishad & others), arising out of Case Crime No. 158/2018, pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jaunpur, expeditiously within a short stipulated period.

Court's answer

The application under Section 529 BNSS is finally disposed of, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the applicant's case, with a direction to the court concerned to decide Case No. 980/2022 in accordance with law without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties, as expeditiously as possible.

Ratio / Principle

The expeditious-disposal direction is qualified by a preferred timeline of six months from the date of production of a certified copy of the order, subject to there being no legal impediment.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Shekhar Kumar Yadav, J.) — Application U/S 529 BNSS No. - 3170 of 2025, Bandana Kumari Vs State Of U.P. And 3 Others (decided September 4, 2025). Applicant sought a direction for expeditious decision of Case No. 980/2022 (State Vs Dinkar Nishad & others), arising out of Case Crime No. 158/2018, under Sections 498-A, 323, 506, I.P.C. and 3/4 D.P. Act, Police Station Kotwali, District Jaunpur, pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jaunpur. Held: without expressing any opinion on the merits, the application was finally disposed of with a direction to the court concerned to decide the case in accordance with law without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within six months from the date of production of a certified copy of the order, if there is no legal impediment. No precedent discussed; no order on merits of the underlying case.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 3170 of 2025

Bandana Kumari

.....Applicant(s)

Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Manoj Kumar Singh
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.

Court No. - 83

HON'BLE SHEKHAR KUMAR YADAV, J.

Heard Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the applicant and learned Additional Government Advocate for the State.

By means of this application, the only prayer made by the applicants is that a direction be issued to the court concerned to decide the Case No. 980/2022 (State Vs Dinkar Nishad & others) arising out of Case Crime No. 158/2018, under Sections 498-A, 323, 506, I.P.C. and 3/4 D.P. Act. Police Station- Kotwali, District- Jaunpur, pending in the court of Chief Judical Magistrate Jaunpur, expeditiously within a short stipulated period.

Considering the facts of the case but without expressing any opinion on the merits of the applicant's case, this application U/s 529 B.N.S.S. is finally disposed of with a direction to the court concerned to decide the aforesaid case in accordance with law without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order, if there is no legal impediment.

(Shekhar Kumar Yadav,J.)

September 4, 2025 Krishna*/A

Digitally signed by :- KRISHNA KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad