Allahabad High Court
SRIPAL SINGH RAWATversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI
Holding
The High Court exercised its power under Section 529 to direct the Additional Sessions Judge to decide the pending criminal revision within six months and disposed of the application.
Summary
The applicant, Sripal Singh Rawat, filed an application under Section 529 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking a direction to the Additional Sessions Judge/F.T.C. No. 1, Gautam Budh Nagar to decide Criminal Revision No. 343 of 2023, which arose from an order dated 26.3.2025 and has been pending since 2024. The High Court noted that the matter was pending for an extended period but did not express any view on the merits of the underlying revision. Relying on the provisions of Section 529, the Court directed the lower court to decide the pending revision expeditiously, preferably within six months, after producing a certified copy of the order, and to avoid unnecessary adjournments. The direction was issued subject to the condition that there be no other legal impediment. The application was thereafter disposed of finally with the said directions.
Issues considered
- Whether Section 529 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 empowers the High Court to direct a lower court to decide a pending criminal revision within a specified time frame without adjudicating the merits.
- Whether the High Court may impose procedural directions, such as limiting adjournments, to ensure expeditious disposal of a pending case.
Legislation cited
Subjects
- Section 529
- expeditious disposal
- criminal revision
- procedural direction
- High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 2566 of 2026
Sripal Singh Rawat
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Kamlesh Kumar Singh, Vivek Kushwaha
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 77
HON'BLE SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI, J.
Heard Shri Kamlesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the applicant, Ms.
Saumya Madhyan, learned brief holder for the State and perused material on
record.
The present application under Section 529 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha
Sanhita, 2023 has been filed by the applicant with a prayer to issue a
direction to the Additional Sessions Judge/F.T.C. No. 1, Gautam Budh
Nagar to decide the Criminal Revision No. 343 of 2023, arising out of order
dated 26.3.2025 passed by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.
1, Gautam Budh Nagar in Complaint Case No. 70 of 2024 within stipulated
period.
Considering the fact that the case is pending since 2024, without expressing
any opinion on the merits of the case, this application is finally disposed of
with a direction to the Additional Sessions Judge/F.T.C. No. 1, Gautam
Budh Nagar to decide the aforesaid case in accordance with law, as
expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six months, after
production of certified copy of the order, without granting any unnecessary
or long adjournments to either of the parties, if there is no other legal
impediment.
With the aforesaid directions, the application stands disposed of finally.
September 18, 2026
T. Sinha
(Sanjay Kumar Pachori,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
TRIPTI SINHA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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