Allahabad High Court
JAMEEL KHANversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI
Holding
The High Court disposed of the application, directing the Judicial Magistrate to decide the pending criminal case expeditiously without unnecessary adjournments.
Summary
The applicant, Jameel Khan, filed an application under Section 529 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking a direction to the Judicial Magistrate, Iglas, to dispose of Criminal Case No.1263 of 2025 (arising from Crime No.163 of 2024) within the stipulated period. The case involves offences under Sections 147, 148, 452, 323, 504, 506 and 336 of the IPC. The High Court, after hearing counsel, noted that the case has been pending since 2025 but did not opine on its merits. It ordered the magistrate to decide the case as expeditiously as possible, without unnecessary adjournments, provided no legal impediment exists. The application was consequently disposed of with the said direction.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can, under Section 529 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, direct a Judicial Magistrate to expedite the trial of a pending criminal case.
Legislation cited
- Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — s. 529
- Indian Penal Code — s. 147, 148, 323, 336, 452, 504, 506
Subjects
- Section 529
- Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita
- expedited trial
- criminal procedure
- delay in trial
- Judicial Magistrate
- application under criminal law
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 4694 of 2026
Jameel Khan
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 4 Others
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dileep Kumar Mishra, Pradeep Kumar
Mishra
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 77
HON'BLE SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI, J.
Heard Shri Dileep Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the applicant, Shri
A.K. Rai, learned A.G.A. 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 Judicial Magistrate, Iglas, Aligarh to decide the Criminal
Case No.1263 of 2025, arising out of Case Crime No.163 of 2024, under
Sections 147, 148, 452, 323, 504, 506, 336 of IPC, Police Station Iglas,
District Aligarh, within stipulated period.
Considering the fact that the case is pending since 2025, without expressing
any opinion on the merits of the case, this application is finally disposed of
with a direction to the Judicial Magistrate, Iglas, Aligarh to decide the
aforesaid case in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, 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 16, 2026
KJ
(Sanjay Kumar Pachori,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
KAMARJAHAN ANSARI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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