Harendra Kumar v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, TACR No. 386 of 2025, decided 18.08.2025 by Manoj Bajaj, J. Transfer of criminal case under Section 447 BNSS, 2023; domestic violence proceedings under Section 31, Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (Case No. 2700 of 2024, Smt. Durgawati Vs. Harendra Kumar, PS Raya, Mathura); transfer sought from Mathura to Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aligarh on the ground that opposite party no.2, a practicing lawyer, pressurized the trial court; court held only short dates were sought, not a favourable decision, and the case had already been transferred to another Court vide order dated 05.04.2025; application dismissed as infructuous. Keywords: transfer application infructuous, lawyer-litigant alleged pressure on trial court, Section 447 BNSS, PWDV Act Section 31, Mathura, Aligarh.
What did the court decide?
A perusal of the communication dated 4th April, 2025 shows only that opposite party no.2 had been allegedly pressing for fixing short dates of hearing; it cannot be construed that opposite party no.2 pressurized the trial court for a favourable decision.