Priti v. State of U.P. and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Expedition/speedy disposal of pending criminal trial; direction under Section 529 BNSS (Application U/S 529 BNSS No. 4378 of 2025); six-month timeline running from delivery of certified copy of the order, conditional on absence of legal impediment; underlying trial Case No. 377 of 2020 (State of U.P. versus Pramod Kumar and others) arising out of Case Crime No. 218 of 2020, offences under ss. 323, 504, 506, 352, 354B IPC, P.S. Khair, District Aligarh, before Judicial Magistrate Court No. 3, Aligarh; applicant Priti; counsel Pankaj Srivastava; G.A./A.G.A. for the State; Allahabad High Court, Court No. 87; judge Anil Kumar-X; dated November 19, 2025.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the court below (Judicial Magistrate Court No. 3, Aligarh) to decide Case No. 377 of 2020 expeditiously, preferably within six months from the date of production of a certified copy of the order, provided there is no legal impediment; the application under Section 529 BNSS disposed of accordingly.