C482 No. 1173 of 2011 Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. R.K.S. Verma, Advocate, present for the petitioner. Heard. By means of this petition moved under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., the petitioner has sought direction of this Court to the trial court to decide the Criminal Complaint Case No.739 of 2011 (old no. 4961 of 2006), Nahid Vs. Balwant Saini, relating to offences punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, pending in the court of 2nd Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division/Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Haridwar, expeditiously. The prayer made in the petition is innocuous. The criminal complaint case is pending since year 2006 (for a period of more than five years). Sub-Section (3) of Section 143 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, provides that every trial shall be conducted as expeditiously as possible and an endeavor shall be made to conclude the trial within six months from the date of filing of the complaint. In the above circumstances, the petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is disposed of summarily, with direction to the trial court to decide the aforesaid criminal complaint case as expeditiously as possible, keeping in mind the spirit contained in sub-Section (3) of Section 143 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 27.12.2011 JM