WPCRL 796/2010 Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Mr. Manish Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. Brief facts of the case are that on 3.2.2004, petitioner filed a complaint against the respondent alleging that the respondent had taken Rs. 1,50,000/- from him for bringing the films for the purpose of showing in the cinema hall, but the respondent neither brought the films nor he returned his money. After recording the statements u/s 200 and 202 CrPC, learned trial court summoned the the respondent in the year 2004 itself to face the trial u/s 406 IPC. The respondent preferred a revision which was dismissed by the Sessions Court. Thereafter on 7.4.2006, charge was framed against the respondent and statement u/s 313 CrPC was recorded on 7.9.2010 and the case is still pending. This petition has been filed only with a prayer that the trial court may be directed to expedite the trial of the case. Learned Counsel for the petitioner argued that the respondent is lingering on the proceedings of the case as is evident from the fact that the charge was framed on 7.4.2006, but the statement u/s 313 CrPC could be recorded on 7.9.2010 and the case is pending since 2004 and due to this inordinate delay the petitioner is facing great hardship and shall suffer irreparable loss if the trial of the said case is not completed expeditiously. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of with direction to Judicial Magistrate/II Upper Civil Judge (Jr. Div.), Roorkee to decide the aforesaid Criminal Case No. 1677/2010 (Old No. 137/2004), Amarjeet v. Anup Sharma, expeditiously, preferably within three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. (D.V., J.) 21.9.2010 Prabodh