IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Crl. Misc. Application (C-482) No. 317 of 2010 Drona Bank and Allied Officers Housing Society Through its Secretary Manoj Kumar Gupta R/o 81, Neshvila Road, P.S. Kotwali, District Dehradun. ...…………. Petitioner Versus Sh. Padam Singh Rana S/o Shri Hari Singh R/o Village and Post Office Nachroin District Yamuna Nagar, Hariyana. ...…………. Respondent Mr. Karan Anand, Advocate for the petitioner. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard. 2) By means of this petition, moved under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the petitioner has sought direction for expeditious disposal of the Criminal Complaint Case No. 1897 of 2008; Drona Bank and Allied Officers Housing Society Vs. Padam Singh Rana, relating to offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, pending in the court of Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate First, Dehradun. 2 3) The prayer made in the petition is innocuous. Sub-section (2) and sub-section (3) of Section 143 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (as amended), read as under: “(2) The trial of a case under this section shall, so far as practicable, consistently with the interests of justice, be continued from day to day until its conclusion, unless the Court finds the adjournment of the trial beyond the following day to be necessary for reasons to be recorded in writing. (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.” 4) In view of the provision of law quoted above, this petition deserves to be allowed. Accordingly, the petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is summarily disposed of directing the trial court to decide the aforesaid criminal complaint case as expeditiously as possible, keeping in mind the spirit contained in Section 143 of the Act. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt. April 15, 2010. H. Negi