103 Supp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR CrlM No. 1639/2025 CRM (M) No. 659/2025 CrlM No. 1640/2025 Mehmooda Begum ….. Petitioner (s) Through: Mr. Mohammad Saleem Mir, Adv. V/s Tariq Ahmad Dar ….. Respondent(s) Through: Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Dhar, Judge ORDER 28.10.2025 The petitioner has filed the instant petition, seeking a direction upon the court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Pantha Chowk to expedite the disposal of the complaint filed by her against the respondent for offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. It has been submitted that the complaint was filed by the petitioner on 11th September, 2017 but even after lapse of eight years, the same has not been disposed of by the learned trial Magistrate. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the complaint is ripe for final hearing and has further prayed that a direction may be issued to the learned trial court to decide the complaint in accordance with law expeditiously. In view of the nature of the relief that has been sought by the petitioner in this petition, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the learned trial Magistrate to decide and dispose of the complaint titled Mehmooda Begum Vs. Tariq Ahmad Dar most expeditiously preferably within a period of one month from the date a copy of this order is made available to the said court. Disposed of. (Sanjay Dhar) Judge SRINAGAR