IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Crl. Misc. Application C-482 no. 626/2008 Narayan Dutt Pandey ……… Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand. …...Respondent Sri S.K.Agarwal, learned Sr. Counsel assisted by Sri S.S. Bhandari, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri M.A. Khan, learned Brief Holder for the State. Dated: October 1 , 2008 HON. DHARAM VEER, J. This application has been filed u/s 482 of The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with a prayer, inter-alia, to issue directions to the trial court to proceed expeditiously for hearing of the Sessions Trial no. 59 of 2007 State vs. Narayan Dutta Pandey u/s 7/13 (i)(d) r/w Section 13 (2) of Prevention of Corruption Act pending before the Sessions Judge Dehradun. During the course of arguments, Sri S.K. Agarwal, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the applicant has confined his prayer to the extent that the aforesaid Sessions Trial, pending before the Court of Sessions Judge, Dehradun may be expedited as early as possible. The prayer is innocuous in nature. Learned Brief Holder for the State has conceded in issuing directions to the trial court for expeditious decision of the said trial. Accordingly, the Sessions Judge, Dehradun is directed to decide the Sessions Trial no. 59 of 2007 State vs. Narayan Dutta Pandey u/s 7/13 (i)(d) r/w Section 13 (2) of Prevention of Corruption Act pending before him expeditiously, as early as possible. With the above direction, the application is disposed of. (Dharam Veer, J.) 01.10.2008 NCM