Rajendra Singh v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 86 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 37258 of 2023 Applicant :- Rajendra Singh Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Ayub Khan 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 Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division)/ Judicial Magistrate-03, Bulandshahr to decide the Complaint Case No. 84 of 2020, Computer No. 50/2020 (Rajendra Singh Vs. Rakesh Sharma), under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, Police Station-Shikarpur, District-Bulandshahr within stipulated period.

¶3Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that applicant is the complainant and she has filed an application under Section 138 of N.I. Act on 8.1.2020, on the basis of which, the instant case has been instituted, however, despite lapse of about three years, the same has not yet been disposed of and has been lingering-on, on one pretext or the other.

¶4In view of the provision contained in 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 :- 3.11.2023 KU High Court of Judicature at Allahabad