Kanchan Bharti v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Expedited-trial direction under Section 529 BNSS; Allahabad High Court directs ACJM, Court No. 5, Prayagraj to decide Complaint Case No. 2432 of 2023 (offences under Sections 419, 420, 323, 504, 506 & 406 IPC, P.S. Jhunsi) preferably within one year; no legal hurdle caveat; bar on undue adjournments; application disposed without notice to O.P. No. 2; decision dated May 5, 2026; single bench of Prashant Mishra-I, J.; no precedent discussed.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the court below (Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No. 5, Prayagraj) to decide Complaint Case No. 2432 of 2023 expeditiously, preferably within one year, if there is no legal hurdle, without permitting undue adjournments to either side. ¶13