Greater Noida, Dec. 19 -- A fast-track court in Gautam Budh Nagar on Thursday expressed frustration over prolonged delays on Thursday during a contentious hearing on the Uttar Pradesh government's application to withdraw the 2015 Mohammad Ikhlaq lynching case. The proceedings, now stretching over a decade, were marked by procedural objections and counter-objections from both sides.

Additional district judge Saurabh Dwivedi was hearing arguments on the Uttar Pradesh government's request to withdraw the case.

The objection filed by Ikhlaq's family alleges that the state government's application under Section 321 of the CrPC - which allows a prosecutor to withdraw a case before the judgment is announced with the court's consent - lacks a "...