Allahabad High Court
SMT RAJ BALAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI
Holding
The application is disposed of with a direction to the Judicial Magistrate, Jansath, to decide the pending case expeditiously, without unnecessary adjournments.
Summary
The applicant, Smt Raj Bala, filed an application under Section 529 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking a direction to the Civil Judge/Junior Division or Judicial Magistrate in Jansath, Muzaffar Nagar, to decide a pending criminal case (Case No.2725 of 2024) involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 323 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The High Court noted that the case had been pending since 2024 and, without addressing the merits, ordered that the magistrate decide the matter expeditiously and avoid unnecessary adjournments. The court emphasized that no legal impediment should delay the disposal. Consequently, the application was disposed of with the said direction. The order was signed by Justice Sanjay Kumar Pachori on 17 September 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether an application under Section 529 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 can be entertained to direct a magistrate to expedite the trial of a pending criminal case.
Legislation cited
- Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — s. 529
- Dowry Prohibition Act — s. 3, 4
- Indian Penal Code — s. 323, 498-A
Subjects
- Section 529
- expedited trial
- magistrate direction
- pending criminal case
- civil procedure
- Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 4931 of 2026
Smt Raj Bala
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Balram Singh, Rabindra Bahadur Singh
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 77
HON'BLE SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI, J.
Heard Shri Rabindra Bahadur Singh, learned counsel for the applicant,
Shri B.N. Upadhyay, 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 Civil Judge (Junior Division)/Judicial Magistrate, Jansath,
Muzaffar Nagar to decide the Case No.2725 of 2024, arising out of Case
Crime No.21 of 2024, under Sections 498-A, 323 IPC & Section 3/4 of
DP Act, Police Station Jansath, District Muzaffar Nagar, 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 Judicial Magistrate, Jansath, Muzaffar
Nagar 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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