Ravi Prakash Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko and Another

Court No. - 16 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 4341 of 2024 Petitioner :- Ravi Prakash Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Amit Kumar Singh,Sneha Singh Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Shamim Ahmed,J. Heard Shri Amit Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Hari Shankar Bajpai, learned A.G.A-I for the State and perused the record. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner, namely-Ravi Prakash Singh, who is an accused in Case Crime No.493 of 2008 with limited prayer for a direction to the concerned authority/court to decide the Criminal Case No.944 of 2009, arising out of Case Crime No.493 of 2008, under Section 420/468/469/474/504/506 I.P.C., Police Station-Jaisinghpur, District-Sultanpur pending before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.20, Sultanpur since 09.12.2008, within a stipulated period as fixed by this Court. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is an accused in the aforesaid criminal case, therefore, he is not getting a character certificate from the concerned authority as he is a civil contractor, which is causing irreparable loss and injury to the petitioner. He further submits that a positive direction may be given to the trial court concerned to decide the aforesaid criminal case, which is of the year 2008 in a expeditious manner within a stipulated time as fixed by this Court. Learned A.G.A-I for the State-respondent No.1 also made an agreement with the submissions advanced by learned Counsel for the petitioner and submits that this Court may issue a positive direction to the trial court concerned to decide the aforesaid complaint case in an expeditious manner. In view of the aforesaid, the concerned authority/court is directed to get the aforesaid case concluded with utmost expedition preferably within a period of six months from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before it, without granting any unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties, in case there is no other legal impediment. It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated anything on the merit of the case. With the aforesaid observation/direction the petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 10.9.2024 Piyush/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench