C482 No. 925 of 2011 Hon'ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. R.K.S. Verma, Advocate, present for the petitioners. Heard. By means of this petition moved under section 482 Cr.P.C., the petitioner has sought direction of this Court to the trial court to decide criminal complaint case no. 7 of 2010 (old no. 1621 of 2006) Brij Raj Singh vs. Devendra Kumar, relating to offence punishable under section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate, IV, Dehradun, expeditiously. The prayer made in the petition is innocuous. The criminal complaint case is pending since 2006. Sub-section (3) of section 143 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, requires that trial be conducted as expeditiously as possible, and endeavour shall be made to conclude the trial within six months. In the above circumstances, the petition under section 482 Cr.P.C., is allowed. The trial court is directed to complete the trial of criminal complaint case no. 7 of 2010 (old no. 1621 of 2006) Brij Raj Singh vs. Devendra Kumar, relating to offence punishable under section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate, IV, Dehradun, as expeditiously as possible keeping in mind spirit contained in sub- section (3) of section 143 of the Act. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Parul 12.10.2011