IN THE HIGH COURT OF AT NAINITAL Criminal Misc. Application No. 116 of 2004 Ved Bhusan Ahluwalia …Applicant Versus State of Uttaranchal & others, …Opposite Party Hon’ble M.M.Ghildiyal J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant Sri Arun Saklani holding the brief of Sri Sandeep Tandon and learned A.G.A. This application under section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed with a prayer To direct the Judicial Magistrate, C.B.I. Dehradun to expedite the proceedings of complaint case no. 138 of 2004 (715 of 2003) Ved Bhusan Ahluwalia Vs. Kamlesh Sakhayya & other under section 138, Negotiable Instruments Act. The contention of the petitioner is that the complaint was filed on 07.04.2003. The statement of the accused has already been recorded on 05.02.2004 before the trial court. Consequently, the case is pending for such a long time. He has further submitted that the respondent complaint is adopting delay tactics. He has confined his prayer. That the respondent no. 2 be directed to expedite the hearing of the case. The prayer is innocuous, Judicial Magistrate, C.B.I. Dehradun is directed to expedite the hearing and dispose of the case as expeditiously as possible. With these directions, the application is disposed of. (M.M.Ghildiyal, J.) 16.03.2004 ASWAL