Allahabad High Court
PUSHPANJALI SHARMAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- PRASHANT MISHRA I
Holding
The High Court directed the trial court to decide the pending case expeditiously without unnecessary adjournments and disposed of the application as an innocuous order.
Summary
The applicant, Pushpanjali Sharma, filed an application under Section 529 of the B.N.S.S. seeking an expeditious disposal of Criminal Miscellaneous Case No. 298 of 2025 pending before the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Ghazipur. The applicant argued that the matter had been pending for over ten months without reaching a conclusion. The State, represented by A.G.A., raised no objection to expediting the case in the interest of justice. The learned High Court Judge directed the trial court to decide the matter without unnecessary adjournments, provided there was no legal impediment. The application was disposed of as an innocuous order, with a note that the aggrieved party could approach the High Court.
Issues considered
- Whether an application under Section 529 of the B.N.S.S. for expeditious disposal of a pending criminal miscellaneous case is maintainable and what directions the High Court may issue?
Legislation cited
- B.N.S.S. — s. 529
Subjects
- expeditious disposal
- Section 529
- B.N.S.S.
- adjournment
- criminal miscellaneous case
- High Court direction
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 2223 of 2026
Pushpanjali Sharma
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Another
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Harendra Yadav
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : A.G.A.
Court No. - 84
HON'BLE PRASHANT MISHRA-I, J.
1. Heard Mr. Uday Shankar Chauhan, learned Advocate holding
brief of Mr. Harendra Yadav, learned counsel for the applicant
and learned A.G.A. representing the State and perused the record.
2. The instant application has been preferred by the applicant
with a prayer for expeditious disposal of Criminal Misc. Case No.
298 of 2025 (Pushpanjali Sharma Vs. Alok Nath Vishwakarma),
under Section 144 of B.N.S.S., Police Station Mardah, District
Ghazipur, pending in the Court of learned Principal Judge,
Family Court, Ghazipur, within stipulated time.
3. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the present
case is pending for more than ten months and the case has not
culminated to its logical conclusion.
4. Learned A.G.A. has no objection if the matter be expedited in
the interest of justice.
5. Keeping in view the period of pendency of the case, it is
directed that the learned trial court concerned shall make all
endeavour to decide the matter expeditiously, without granting
any unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties, if there is no
legal impediment.
NA529 No. 2223 of 2026
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6. With the aforesaid direction, this application is disposed of
without issuing any notice to opposite party No. 2 as it is an
innocuous order. If opposite party No. 2 feels aggrieved, he may
approach this Court.
(Prashant Mishra-I,J.)
May 5, 2026
Kashifa
Digitally signed by :-
KASHIFA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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