IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Crl. Misc. Application (C-482) No. 443 of 2010 Sh. Durga Das S/o late Sh. Lekh Raj, R/o 217, Block II, Chakhuwala Mohalla, P.S. Kotwali, District Dehradun. ...…………. Petitioner Versus 1. Smt. Kanta W/o Sh. Ram Gopal 2. Sh. Ram Gopal S/o Sh. Isri Prasad Both R/o 62 / 1, Chakkhuwala, Indira Colony, Dehradun. ...…………. Respondents 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 a direction to the trial court for expeditious disposal of the Criminal Complaint Case No. 2310 of 2009 (with New No. 4398 of 2009), Durga Das Vs. Smt. Kanta and another, relating to offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate First, Dehradun. 2 3) The prayer made in the petition is innocuous. The Criminal complaint case appears to be pending since May 2009. Sub-section (2) and sub-section (3) of Section 143 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (as amended), are reproduced below: “(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 above provisions of law, this petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is disposed of summarily directing the trial court to proceed with the trial of the aforesaid case as expeditiously as possible, keeping in mind the spirit contained in sub-section (2) and sub- section (3) of Section 143 of the Act. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt. May 19, 2010. H. Negi