THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.5679 of 2008 ORDER: Petitioner approaches this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.1380 of 2007 on the file of the VIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad, whereby he is facing charge for the offence punishable under Sections 138 and 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Heard both sides. This Court vide orders dated 08.09.2008 passed the following order: “Offence is allegedly committed in 2000 and originally C.C. is of 2000. Learned counsel for the petitioner produced a proclamation showing that recently petitioner came to know about pending of C.C.No.1380 of 2007 against him. Issue notice to respondent No.1. Post after three (3) weeks. In the meanwhile, there shall be interim stay of trial only. It is further directed that petitioner shall appear before the trial Court on 11.09.2008 and he shall deposit an amount of rs.1,50,000/-(Rupees one lakh fifty thousand only) to the credit of above C.C. apart from executing a personal bond for Rs.10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum each for his future presence. In case of petitioner’s failure to deposit Rs.1,50,000/- as ordered above, he shall be remanded to judicial custody in execution of non-bailable warrant pending against him.” Crl.M.P.No.1485 of 2011 is filed by the respondent to expedite the hearing of the main criminal petition. In view of the fact that the petitioner has already complied the interim order passed by this court and deposited a sum of Rs.1,50,000/- and further learned counsel for the petitioner has also submitted that the petitioner is ready to face the trial, the trial Court is directed to dispose of the case in C.C.No.1380 of 2007 as expeditiously as possible. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. ________________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 18th February 2011, Rns.