1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR. ORDER Sanjay Goyal Vs. Manoj Kumar Gupta SB CRIMINAL TRANSFER APPLICATION NO.31/2008. Under Section 407 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. DATE OF ORDER: 18th February, 2009. PRESENT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.P. PATHAK Mr. Amit Jindal for the applicant. Mr. Mahesh Gupta for the respondent. BY THE COURT: This criminal transfer application under section 407 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed seeking transfer of the case no.222/2007 (Manoj Kumar Gupta Vs. Sanjay Goyal) from the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Baran from the jurisdiction of district Baran to the jurisdiction of any other district. Briefly stated the facts for the disposal of this transfer application are that respondent Manoj Kumar Gupta filed a complaint under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (in short referred to as, 'the Act') against the applicant in the year 2003. The matter is still pending. The grievance of the learned counsel is that the respondent is the influential person and is also office bearer of the Bar. It is also the grievance of the petitioner that the trial court is expeditiously proceeding in the 2 matter and the trial court is bent upon to decide the matter quickly, therefore, the matter requires transfer outside district Baran. I have heard learned counsel for both sides and carefully perused the petition seeking transfer and the material available on the file. It appears that the complaint has been filed under section 138 of the Act. A perusal of the provisions of the Act would reveal that it prescribes expeditious disposal of the matters. The complaint was filed in the year 2003 and now it is 2009. For last six years finality could not be arrived at in the matter. There does not appear allegation against the presiding officer and the grievance appears about the respondent that he is the office bearer of the Bar. In the above circumstances, in my opinion, there does not appear any valid reason to transfer the case from one district to another district. The petition appears to be without any substance and is liable to be dismissed. In the result, this transfer petition stands dismissed. (S.P. PATHAK),J.