THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRL.P.No.13596 of 2010 ORDER: This criminal petition is filed for quashing of the proceedings initiated against the petitioner-accused in C.C.No.56 of 2001 on the file of the Court of the Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner-accused issued a cheque bearing No.458187 dated 30.10.2000 for an amount of Rs.40,000/- due to the 2nd respondent-complainant and when the said cheque was presented for realization, the same was bounced with an endorsement ‘funds insufficient’. Thereafter, after following the procedure provided for under Sections 138 and 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the 2nd respondent-complainant filed the complaint and the same was taken on file as C.C.No.56 of 2001 by the trial Court. The main grievance of the petitioner is that even though the said Calendar Case was posted for trial in the year 2002, the 2nd respondent- complainant did not proceed with the trial of the case and, therefore, the said Criminal Case pending against the petitioner-accused may be closed. Heard both sides. Apparently, the said Case was posted for trial in the year 2002 and since then the 2nd respondent-complainant is not get ready to proceed with the trial of the case. It is really surprising to note that the said case is still pending even after lapse of eight years. It is not known as to why the learned Magistrate has kept the matter pending. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I consider it appropriate to dispose of this criminal petition at the stage of admission with a direction to the Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam District, to dispose of the C.C.No.56 of 2001, in accordance with law, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Since it is a direction to the learned Magistrate to dispose of the case, the usual notice to the 2nd respondent-complainant is dispensed with. _____________________________ (GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J) 31-12-2010 Gsn.