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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:6542 Court No. - 82 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 483 No. - 2355 of 2024 Applicant :- Smt Anuradha Khare Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Shiv Kumar 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 Case No.26936 of 2023 (Anuradha Vs. Laxmi Prasad) under Section 138 Negotiable Instrument Act, Police Station Sipri Bazar, District Jhansi pending in the Court of Judicial Magistrate, Court No.2, Jhansi, 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 said complaint case has been filed by the applicant / complainant under Section 138 Negotiable Instrument Act in the year 2023. The case is pending at the stage of hearing on charge. Complaint is pending since 2023 and the complainant / applicant is running to the court on each and every date, but no proper and effective proceedings are being taken place and only dates are being fixed by the court concerned. Therefore, prayer has been made to decide the aforesaid case expeditiously within a stipulated period. 4. In the circumstances, the Court concerned is directed to make all possible endeavours and effective steps to ensure the presence of accused persons before the court. It is also directed that on the date fixed by the trial court the accused persons shall appear before the Court and no adjournment or exemption for appearance will normally be granted to any of the accused persons on any ground whatsoever and thereafter all endeavours shall be made by the court concerned for expeditious disposal of the case within six months, if there is no legal impediment. 5. It is also made clear that the Court / Presiding Officer is not the only stake holder in the trial and disposal of a case, hence, besides the P.O. concerned, all the stake holders i.e. police and executive authorities, counsels, parties to the case, staff are also made bound by this order and it will be their responsibility also to assist the Court in every manner for the expeditious disposal of this case. 6. With the above observations, the application stands disposed of.
Order Date :- 9.1.2025 / ss Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad