Allahabad High Court
RAMESH YADAVversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 9 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI
Holding
The High Court directed the Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge to decide the pending trial expeditiously, without unnecessary adjournments, and disposed of the application.
Summary
The applicant, Ramesh Yadav, filed an application under Section 529 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking a direction to the Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge (Anti‑Corruption Act) in Gorakhpur to dispose of a pending Session Trial No. 517 of 2025 (Crime No. 22 of 2018) involving offences under the IPC and Arms Act. The High Court noted that the trial had been pending since 2025 and, without addressing the merits, ordered the lower court to decide the case expeditiously and to avoid unnecessary adjournments, provided no legal impediment existed. The direction was issued to ensure compliance with the stipulated period for trial completion. The application was consequently disposed of with the said direction. The order emphasizes prompt disposal of criminal trials and limits the use of adjournments.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can, under Section 529 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, direct a lower trial court to decide a pending criminal trial within a stipulated period.
- Whether any legal impediment exists that would prevent the expeditious disposal of the Session Trial No. 517 of 2025.
Legislation cited
- Arms Act — s. 30
- Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — s. 529
- Indian Penal Code — s. 147, 148, 149, 307, 323, 504, 506
Subjects
- Section 529
- expeditious trial disposal
- adjournment
- High Court direction
- pending criminal case
- anti‑corruption special judge
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 4919 of 2026
Ramesh Yadav
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 9 Others
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Akash Kumar Verma, Sudhindra
Kumar Mishra
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 77
HON'BLE SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI, J.
Heard Shri Akash Kumar Verma, 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 Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge (Anti Corruption
Act), Court No.2, Gorakhpur to decide the Session Trial No.517 of 2025,
arising out of Case Crime No.22 of 2018, under Sections 147, 148, 149,
307, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Section 30 of Arms Act, Police Station
Jhangaha, District Gorakhpur, 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 Additional Sessions Judge/Special
Judge (Anti Corruption Act), Court No.2, Gorakhpur 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.
(Sanjay Kumar Pachori,J.)
September 17, 2026
KJ
Digitally signed by :-
KAMARJAHAN ANSARI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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