C-482 No. 445 of 2011 Hon. Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Karan Anand, Advocate, present for the petitioner. Heard. By means of this petition, moved under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the petitioner has sought a direction to the trial court to decide the Criminal Complaint Case No. 181 of 2005, Sanjay Singh Vs. Rajendra Kumar, relating to offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate (CBI), Dehradun. The prayer made in the petition is innocuous. The criminal complaint case is pending since 2005. Sub- Section (3) of Section 143 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, provides that the trial shall be conducted as expeditiously as possible, and an endeavour shall be made to conclude the trial within six months. In the above circumstances, this petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., is allowed. The trial court is directed to proceed with the case as expeditiously as possible without giving any adjournments, keeping in mind contained in aforesaid provision of law. the spirit (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 24.05.2011 HN