Rohit Agrawal v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 89 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 40357 of 2023 Applicant :- Rohit Agrawal Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Dharmendra Kumar Rajput Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A for the State as also perused the record.

¶2This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed seeking direction to the court below for early decision of Complaint Case No.4366 of 2021 (Rohit Agrawal vs. Suresh Chandra Jatav), under Section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act, Police Station-Gandhi Park, District-Aligarh.

¶3Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is complainant and initiated proceeding under section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act, which is pending since 2021 and the provision provides that complaint should be decided within six months.

¶4Considering the fact that the trial has remained pending since 2021, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this application is finally disposed of with a direction to the court below to decide the aforesaid case in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, without granting any unnecessary or long adjournments to either of the parties, preferably within a period of four months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order, if there is no other legal impediment. Order Date :- 2.11.2023 SKD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad