Jata Shankar Pandey v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Transfer application (criminal) under Section 447 BNSS 2023 dismissed; transfer of Case No. 4841 of 2004 from Gram Nyayalaya, Handiya, District Prayagraj refused; alleged threats by opposite party no.2 who is an advocate held insufficient ground for transfer absent particulars; trial pending since 2004 / two decades; underlying matter Case Crime No. 227 of 2024 under Sections 323, 504, 427 IPC, P.S. Handiya; orders of CJM Allahabad dated 24.12.2024 (T.A. No. 552/XII/2024) and Sessions Judge Prayagraj dated 13.2.2025 (T.A. No. 74 of 2025) upheld; Allahabad High Court; Manoj Bajaj, J.; decided 24.4.2025; neutral citation 2025:AHC:62386.
What did the court decide?
The sole ground raised for transfer of the case — alleged threats by the opposite party no.2 — is not worth acceptance, since no particulars about the alleged threats were mentioned during hearing and the trial has been pending for the last two decades.