Dadri Lynching: Court Rejects UP Govt Plea to Withdraw Charges

An Uttar Pradesh court has rejected the state government's plea to withdraw charges against the accused in the 2015 Mohammad Akhlaq lynching case, ordering a fast-tracked daily trial. This development rendered infructuous a High Court petition filed by Akhlaq's wife against the government's withdrawal proposal.

• UP government sought to withdraw charges in the 2015 Dadri lynching case.
• Victim Mohammad Akhlaq's wife moved the Allahabad High Court against this proposal.
• A fast-track court in Surajpur rejected the UP government's withdrawal plea.
• The court termed the state's application 'baseless' and lacking legal merit.
• Trial in the Dadri lynching case is now ordered to be fast-tracked with daily hearings.
• The High Court petition by Akhlaq's wife is now considered infructuous due to the lower court's ruling.

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