C482 No. 397 of 2011 Hon'ble Prafulla C. Pant,J. Shri I.P. Kohli, Advocate, present for the petitioner. Heard. By means of this petition moved under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short Cr.P.C.), the petitioner has sought direction to the Special Judicial Magistrate-II, Dehradun, to dispose of the criminal complaint case no. 1113 of 2010, Charanjeet Singh vs. Nand Kishore, relating to offence punishable under section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, expeditiously. The prayer made in the petition is innocuous. The appeal is pending since June, 2009. The petitioner is a senior citizen. Sub- Section (3) of Section 143 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (as amended) provides that the trial shall be conducted as expeditiously as possible, and endeavor shall be made to conclude the trial within six months from the date of filing of complaint. In the above circumstances, this petition is disposed of summarily directing the trial court to proceed the trial as expeditiously as possible, keeping in mind the spirit contained in Sub- section (3) of Section 143 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. (Prafulla C. Pant,J.) Parul 10.05.2011