IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Misc. Application (C482) No.1131 of 2011 Smt. Rajni Kukreti W/o D.P.C. Kukreti R/o 42 Kishan Nagar, Dehradun District Dehradun ….…..Petitioner Versus 1. Sri Santosh Kumar Kandwal S/o Sri G.P. Kandwal R/o Village Gorakhpur Arkedia Grant, P.O. Prem Nagar Dehradun, District Dehradun 2. Sri Santosh Kumar Kandwal, Chairman, Bhabha Mahila Samiti, Uttaranchal Village Gorakhpur Arkedia Grant, P.O. Prem Nagar, Dehradun, District Dehradun ……Respondents Ms. Anjali Noliyal, Advocate present for the petitioner Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard. By means of this petition, moved u/s 482 of Cr.P.C., the petitioner has sought direction to the trial court to decide the criminal complaint case no.2725/2011 (old no.3001/2006) Smt. Rajni Kukreti vs. Santosh Kumar Kandwal, under section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ist, Dehradun. The prayer made in the petition is innocuous. The criminal complaint case is pending since 2006. The perusal of the copy of order sheet 2 shows that unnecessary adjournments are being granted by the trial court. Sub-section (3) of section 143 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, provides that every trial 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. In the above circumstances, this petition u/s 482 of Cr.P.C. is disposed of summarily directing the trial court to decide the criminal complaint case no.2725/2011 (old no.3001/2006) Smt. Rajni Kukreti vs. Santosh Kumar Kandwal, relating to offence punishable under section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ist, Dehradun, without further delay, keeping in mind the spirit contained in sub-section (3) of section 143 of the Act. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 15.12 11 .20 Rajni