Allahabad High Court
SMT PREM LATA SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 7 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- PRASHANT MISHRA I
Holding
The High Court directed the trial court to decide the case expeditiously within six months and disposed of the application.
Summary
The applicant, Smt Prem Lata Singh, filed an application under Section 529 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking expeditious disposal of Criminal Case No. 7743 of 2024, which involved offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The case had been pending since 2024 without conclusion. The State’s Additional Government Advocate raised no objection to the prayer. The High Court, after hearing counsel, directed the trial court to decide the matter within six months of receiving the certified copy of the order, barring any legal impediment and without unnecessary adjournments. The application was thereafter disposed of.
Issues considered
- Whether the trial court should be directed to dispose of the pending criminal case within six months under Section 529 CrPC?
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 529
- Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — s. 3, 4
- Indian Penal Code — s. 323, 498-A, 504, 506
Subjects
- expeditious disposal
- Section 529 CrPC
- adjournments
- criminal trial management
- dowry prohibition
- IPC offences
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 2281 of 2026
Smt Prem Lata Singh
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 7 Others
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Manoj Kumar, Saurabh Raj
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 84
HON'BLE PRASHANT MISHRA-I, J.
1. Heard Mr. Saurabh Raj, 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
Case No. 7743 of 2024 (State Vs. Shubham Singh and
others), arising out of Case Crime No. 05 of 2024, under
Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C. and Section 3/4
Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Mahila Thana,
District Sant Kabir Nagar, pending in the court of learned
Judicial Magistrate/Civil Judge (Junior Division)/ Fast Track
Court-II, Sant Kabir Nagar, within stipulated time.
3. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the
present case is pending since year 2024 and the same has
not culminated to its logical conclusion.
4. Learned A.G.A. has no objection to the innocuous prayer
of the applicant.
5. In view of the above, it is directed that the learned trial
court concerned shall make all endeavour to decide the
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aforesaid case expeditiously preferably within a period of
six months from the date of production of certified copy of
this order, if there is no legal impediment, without granting
unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties.
6. With the aforesaid direction, this application is disposed
of.
(Prashant Mishra-I,J.)
May 7, 2026
Kashifa
Digitally signed by :-
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High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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