IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION (C-482) No. 203 of 2011 Telu Ram Saini S/o Hardeva R/o Village Salempur Rajputan Pargana Bhagwanpur P.S. Gangnahar Roorkee District Haridwar ………………..Applicant Versus Neeraj Kumar S/o Late Shri Bhopal Singh Tyagi R/o village Bhesani P.S.Purkaji District Mujjafarnagar (U.P) ………….Opposite parties Shri R.K.S. Verma, Advocate, present for the petitioner Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard. (2) By means of this petition, moved under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the petitioner has sought direction of this court to the trial court that it should decide the Criminal Complaint Case No. 749 of 2010 (old no. 171 of 2008) Telu Ram Saini vs. Neeraj Kumar, relating to offence punishable under section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, 2 pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate/IInd Additional Civil Judge(J.D), Roorkee. (3) The prayer made in the petition is innocuous. Sub section (3) of section 143 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, provides that the trial shall be conducted as expeditiously as possible, and endeavour shall be made to conclude the trial within six months. The Criminal Complaint Case is pending since 2008. (4) In the above circumstances, this 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 spirit contained in section 143 of the Act. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.03.03.2011 N.P 3