IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.833 OF 2009 (U/s 482 Of Cr.P.C.) Harveer Singh …………Applicant Versus Vinay Kumar Mittal …………Respondent Dated: November 5, 2009 Ms. Prabha Noliyal, Adv. for the applicant HON. DHARAM VEER, J. By means of this application moved u/s 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter to be referred as Cr.P.C.) the applicant has prayed to direct the Judicial Magistrate, Rishikesh, District Dehradun to expedite and conclude the proceedings in Criminal Complaint Case No.547 of 2006 Harvir Singh Vs. Vinay Kumar. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and perused the entire material in file. Learned counsel for the applicant drawn the attention of this Court towards Section 143(3) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 which reads as under:- “143(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.” It was further argued on behalf of the applicant that the above-said case was instituted in the trial court in the year 2006 and till then due to the frequent adjournments in the matter, the said case could not be decided till today even after a lapse of three years. After considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case and on perusal of Section 143(3) of the Act as well as on consideration of the argument advanced by the counsel for the applicant, I am of the view that the court below should be directed to decide the case expeditiously. For the reasons as aforesaid, the application C482 is disposed of with the direction to the Judicial Magistrate, Rishikesh, District Dehradun to decide the Criminal Complaint Case No.547 of 2006 Harveer Singh Vs. Vinay Kuamr, pending before him expeditiously preferably within a period of six months. (Dharam Veer, J.) November 5, 2009 Rajeev Dang