Crl. Misc. Appl. No. 565/01 (Old no. 299/1998) Hon’ble Irshad Hussain, J. None appear for the petitioner. Heard Sri A. Rab learned Addl. G.A. and perused the record. The petition was filed under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of the order dated 8.12.1997 and to direct the ACJM, IV Dehradun to expedite the trial of the criminal case no. 1614/989 of 1996. No stay was granted in regard to the proceedings of the case. By now the criminal case must have been decided on merit according to law. Therefore, the petition had been rendered infructuous and is dismissed as such. Consign. Dated 21.5.2004 (Irshad Hussain, J.) Rawat