C482 No. 198 of 2010 Hon. Prafulla C. Pant, J. Shri Neeraj Garg, Advocate, present for the petitioner. Heard. By means of this petition, moved under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the petitioner has sought direction to the trial court that it should decide the criminal complaint case No. 3629 of 2007 (New No. 3920 of 2009) Ravi Nagpal Vs. Anuj Agarwal, relating to offence punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, pending in the court of IInd Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun. Prayer made in the petition is innocuous. The criminal complaint appears to be pending since 2007. In view of the provisions contained in sub-section (2) and sub-section (3) of Section 143 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (as amended), this petition deserves to be allowed. The petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is allowed. The trial court is directed to decide the aforesaid criminal complaint case as expeditiously as possible, keeping in mind the spirit contained in sub- section (2) and sub-section (3) of Section 143 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Dt. 10.03.2010 (P. C. P., J.) S