IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Crl. Misc. Application (C-482) No. 195 of 2011 Radhey Shyam Arora S/o late K.L. Arora R/o 117, Chandar Nagar, P.S. Kotwali, District Dehradun. ...…………. Petitioner Versus Sri Laxman Singh Negi @ Anil Negi S/o late Sri Rajendra Singh Negi R/o 147, Chaudhay Bishan Lal Marg Neshvilla Road, P.S. Kotwali, Distt. Dehradun. ...…………. Respondent Mr. Karan Anand, Advocate for the petitioner. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard. 2) By means of this petition, moved under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the petitioner has sought direction to the trial court to decide the Criminal Complaint Case No. 3603 of 2010; Radhey Shyam Arora Vs. Laxman Singh, relating to offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, expeditiously. 2 3) The prayer made in the petition is innocuous. Sub- section (3) of Section 143 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, requires that the trial be conducted as expeditiously as possible, and endeavour be made to conclude the trial within six months. 4) Therefore, the petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is summarily disposed of directing the trial court to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible, keeping in mind the spirit contained in sub-Section (3) of Section 143 of the Act. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt. March 1, 2011. H. Negi 3