Priyanka Devi v. State of U.P. and Another
Applications U/S 529 BNSS – direction for expeditious trial
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, single bench (Jai Prakash Tiwari, J.), order dated April 20, 2026 in Application U/S 529 BNSS No. 3660 of 2025 (Priyanka Devi v. State of U.P. and Another). Applicant sought a direction to the Family Court, Fatehpur to decide her Section 125 Cr.P.C. maintenance case (Criminal Case No. 410 of 2023 v. Ajay Kumar), pending since 7.6.2023, within a stipulated period; interim maintenance had been partly allowed on 14.3.2024. Court disposed of the application directing expeditious decision, preferably within one year from presentation of certified copy, absent legal impediment. Keywords: speedy trial, maintenance, Section 125 Cr.P.C., Section 529 BNSS, Family Court, Fatehpur.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the court below (Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Fatehpur) to decide Criminal Case No. 410 of 2023 (Priyanka Devi Vs. Ajay Kumar) under Section 125 Cr.P.C. in accordance with law, without unnecessary or long adjournments, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within one year, if possible, from presentation of a certified copy of the order, if there is no other legal impediment.