Om Narayan Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko and Another

Court No. - 28 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 483 No. - 676 of 2023 Applicant :- Om Narayan Singh Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Anil Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Anirudh Kumar Singh, learned A.G.A.-I for the State and perused the material on record. Instant application has been filed with the prayer to direct the learned Additional Court, Faizabad, District-Ayodhya/Faizabad to decide the Complaint Case No. 1129 of 2021 'Om Narayan Singh Vs. Satyam Chaturvedi' pending before the learned Additional

Court,

Faizabad,

District-Ayodhya/Faizabad since 26-08-2021 expeditiously. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that Complaint No. 1129 of 2021 under Section 138 of N.I. Act was filed in the Additional Court of Faizabad/Ayodhya

and

that

is

pending consideration. He added that there is a specific provision under Section 143 (3) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 that after filing of the complaint under this Act, the trial court has to make all endeavour to conclude the proceedings as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six months from the date of filing of the complaint. Thus, he submits that the trial court may be directed to conclude the proceedings of the aforementioned complaint case within stipulated period of time as may be fixed by this Court. Learned A.G.A. for the State has no objection to the submissions aforesaid. In view of the aforesaid submissions and innocuous prayer made in the application, the trial court is hereby directed to conclude the trial of aforementioned Complaint Case with expedition, preferably within a period of six months from the date of the production of certified copy of this order, in accordance with law. With the aforesaid observations, instant application stands disposed of accordingly. Order Date :- 19.10.2023 AKS High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench