IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION NO.807 OF 2009 (U/S 482 Cr.P.C.) Mohan Lal Gupta ……… Applicant Versus Awdhesh Kumar ……… Respondent Dated: October 28, 2009 Mr. Karan Anand, Advocate for the applicant None is present for the respondent HON. DHARAM VEER, J. By means of this application moved u/s 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter to be referred as Cr.P.C.) the applicant has prayed to direct the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Dehradun to expedite and conclude the proceedings in Criminal Complaint Case No.9305 of 2009 (Old No.1364/2005) Mohan Lal Vs. Awdhesh. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and perused the entire material in file. Learned counsel for the applicant stated that the above-said case is pending from almost more than four years and till date the case is fixed for the statement. He drawn the attention of this Court towards Section 143(3) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 which reads as under:- “143(3) Every trial under this section shall be conducted as expeditiously as possible and an endeavour shall be made to conclude the trial within six months from the date of filing of the complaint.” 2 After considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case and on perusal of Section 143(3) of the Act as well as on consideration of the argument advanced by the counsel for the applicant, I am of the view that the court below should be directed to decide the case expeditiously. For the reasons as aforesaid, the C482 application is disposed of with the direction to the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Dehradun to decide the Criminal Complaint Case No.9305 of 2009 (Old No.1364/2005) Mohan Lal Vs. Awdhesh, pending before him expeditiously preferably within a period of six months. (Dharam Veer, J.) 28.10.2009 RG