Allahabad High Court
DIGVIJAY YADAVversusSTATE OF U.P.
- Decided
- Bench
- PRASHANT MISHRA I
Holding
The High Court directed the trial court to decide the case within six months, without unnecessary adjournments.
Summary
The applicant, Digvijay Yadav, filed an application under Section 529 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking an expeditious disposal of a pending criminal case (Case No. 46 of 2020) involving offences under Sections 392 and 411 of the Indian Penal Code. The charge sheet was filed in 2018, but the trial court had not yet framed charges against the accused, causing prejudice to the applicant. The State, represented by the Advocate General, 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 consequently disposed of.
Issues considered
- The trial court should be directed to frame charges and dispose of the pending criminal case expeditiously.
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 529
- Indian Penal Code — s. 392, 411
Subjects
- expeditious trial
- criminal procedure
- adjournments
- charge framing
- Section 529 CrPC
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 2369 of 2026
Digvijay Yadav
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State of U.P.
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Lallan Prasad, Mahesh
Kumar
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 84
HON'BLE PRASHANT MISHRA-I, J.
1. Heard Mr. Lallan Prasad, learned counsel for the applicant,
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 Case No. 46 of 2020
(State Vs. Sonu Harijan and others), arising out of Case Crime
No. 180 of 2018, under Sections 392, 411 I.P.C., Police Station
Sikarara, District Jaunpur, pending in the court of learned
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate IInd, Jaunpur, within
stipulated time.
3. Learned counsel for the applicant apprised this Court that
charge sheet was filed in the matter in the year 2018 and till date
charges have not been framed against the accused persons, which
is adversely affecting the interest/rights of the applicant.
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 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
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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 12, 2026
Kashifa
Digitally signed by :-
KASHIFA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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