Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:74307 Court No. - 80 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 483 No. - 138 of 2025 Applicant :- Ramkumar Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Ken Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Nalin Kumar Srivastava,J. 1. This application under Section 483 Cr.P.C. has been filed with a prayer to direct the court concerned to decide the criminal appeal no.256 of 2023 (Surendra Singh Vs. Ramkumar) arising out of complaint case no.25 of 2018 under section 138 Negotiable Instrument Act, Police Station Shahganj, District Agra pending in the court of Sessions Judge, Agra, expeditiously within a stipulated period. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. for the State. 3. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant before this Court has been complainant in the aforesaid complaint case under section 138 N.I. Act. It is also submitted that the said case was decided in favour of the applicant / complainant and certain directions were given to the opposite party no.2 / accused. It is also submitted that an application under section 148 (3) of N.I. Act was also moved by the present applicant / complaint, who is respondent in criminal appeal no.256 of 2023 but the said application is also still pending without any order. 4. In the circumstances, the Court concerned is directed to decide the application under section 148 (3) of the Negotiable Instrument Act expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from today and subsequently make all possible endeavours for the expeditious disposal of the original appeal, as described above, if there is no legal impediment. 5. With the above observations, the application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 6.5.2025 ss Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad