[2026:RJ-JD:8748]

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR Mohammed Yusuf S/o Karim Baksh, Aged About 38 Years, Resident Of 213, Lilgaran Masjid Ke Pass, Ward No. 08 New Ward No. 10, Police Station-Kotwali Churu, Churu, District-Churu Rajasthan. Pin-331001.

----Petitioner Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Public Prosecutor

2. Mo Imran S/o Sabir Lilgar, Aged About 21 Years, Resident Of Ward No. 05, Churu, Police Station-Kotwali Churu, Churu, District-Churu Rajasthan.pin 331001 ----Respondents Connected With S.B. Criminal Misc(Pet.) No. 4930/2024 Yusuf S/o Karimbux, Aged About 37 Years, B/c Lilgar, R/o Ward No. 10, Near Lilgar Masjit, Nai Sarak, Churu,raj.

----Petitioner Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp

2. Imran S/o Sabir, B/c Lilgar, R/o Ward No. 05, Near Dhadhriya Ki Haveli, P.s. Haveli P.s. Kotwali, Churu,raj.

----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rajak Khan Mr. Sudarshan Choudhary Mr. Om Rajpurohit For Respondent(s) : Mr. Pawan Kumar, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BALJINDER SINGH SANDHU

Order

17/02/2026 The present misc. petition under Section 528 BNSS has been filed with a prayer for expeditious disposal of the protest petition filed against the petitioner.

This case is another glaring example of how the criminal proceedings are being lingered on despite the fact that a negative Final Report No.154/2024, dated 30.07.2024, titled as “Mohammed Imran Vs. Yusuf” was filed before the court.

In the present case, a negative Final Report was filed on

30.07.2024 and a protest petition was also filed on the same date. However, since then, the protest petition is pending and the matter is being adjourned at the behest of the complainant.

Pendency of a criminal case has a vast effect on the life and liberty of a person and once after detailed investigation a negative Final Report is proposed, protest petition cannot be kept pending for unreasonably long period just at the behest of the complainant. The same amounts to nothing but gross abuse of process of law, therefore, the trial court is necessarily required to dispose of such petition expeditiously.

In view of the same, the present misc. petition is allowed.

The learned trial court is directed to decide the protest petition pending before it expeditiously, preferably, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. The stay application and all pending applications, if any, stands disposed of accordingly.

Learned counsel for the petitioner does not want to press the present criminal misc. petition.

Accordingly, the misc. petition is dismissed as not pressed.

Stay petition and all pending applications, if any, stands disposed of accordingly.

(BALJINDER SINGH SANDHU),J

81-82 Sanjay/-