Allahabad High Court

MEENAKSHIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Decided: 16 September 2026
Bench: SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI

Holding

The High Court held that, under Section 529 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, it may direct the ACJM to decide the pending complaint expeditiously and without unnecessary adjournments.

Summary

The applicant filed an application under Section 529 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking a direction to the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) of Gautam Buddh Nagar to decide a pending criminal complaint (Case No.2746 of 2024) involving offences under Sections 406 and 504 IPC. The High Court noted that the case had been pending since 2024 and, without addressing the merits, ordered the ACJM to dispose of the matter as expeditiously as possible, prohibiting unnecessary or prolonged adjournments. The court emphasized that no other legal impediment existed to such a direction. Consequently, the application was disposed of with the said directive. The order was pronounced by Justice Sanjay Kumar Pachori on 17 September 2026.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can, under Section 529 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, direct an ACJM to decide a pending criminal complaint within a stipulated period.
Whether the court may impose a limitation on adjournments to ensure expeditious disposal of the pending case.

Legislation cited

Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — s. 529
Indian Penal Code — s. 406, 504

Subjects

Section 529
expeditious disposal
adjournment limitation
pending criminal case
procedural direction
High Court of Allahabad

Judgment

                                             HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                     APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 4934 of 2026

                                    Meenakshi
                                                                                                .....Applicant(s)
                                                                       Versus

                                    State Of U.P. And 3 Others
                                                                                                    .....Opposite
                                                                                                          Party(s)

                                    Counsel for Applicant(s)      : Dinesh Kumar Mishra, Vivek Mishra
                                    Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.

                                    Court No. - 77
                                                     HON'BLE SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI, J.

                                    Heard Shri Shivam Tripathi, Advocate, holding brief of Shri D.K. 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 ACJM, Gautam Buddh Nagar to decide the Complaint
                                    Case No.2746 of 2024, under Sections 406, 504 IPC, Police Station
                                    Surajpur, District Gautam Buddh 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 ACJM, Gautam Buddh 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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