C482 No. 173 of 2011 Hon'ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Shri Karan Anand, Advocate, present for the petitioner Heard. By means of this petition, moved under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the petitioner has sought direction from this court to the trial court to decide the criminal complaint Case No. 3240 of 2010 Mahesh Negi vs. Vikrant Chahar, relating to offence punishable under section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate, (C.B.I) Dehradun, expeditiously. Heard. 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. In the above circumstances, this petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C., is allowed, and it is directed that the trial court shall proceed and decide the aforesaid criminal complaint case as expeditiously as possible, keeping in mind spirit contained in section 143 of Act. (P.C.P., J.) 23-2-2011 NP