Rajeev Kumar Chaubey v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 86 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 40198 of 2023 Applicant :- Rajeev Kumar Chaubey Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Rajiv Kumar Mishra,Anand Kumar Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Rajiv Gupta,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State and perused the record.

¶2This application under Section 482 CrPC has been filed with a prayer to direct the trial court to expedite the complaint case no. 2806 of 2016, u/s 138 N.I. Act P.S. Kotwali, District Gorakhpur, Rajeev Kumar Chaubey Vs. Rama Yadav, within stipulated period.

¶3Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that applicant is the complainant and he has filed an application under Section 138 of N.I. Act on

19.8.2016, on the basis of which, the instant case has been instituted, however, despite lapse of about seven years, the same has not yet been disposed of.

¶4In view of the provision of Section 143(3) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, learned court below is expected to make all endeavours to decide the aforesaid case as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six months from the date of filing of a certified copy of this order without giving any unnecessary adjournments to either parties, if there is no other legal impediment in deciding the aforesaid case.

¶5With the aforesaid direction, this application under Section 482 CrPC is finally disposed of. Order Date :- 1.11.2023 R High Court of Judicature at Allahabad