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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:15757 Court No. - 82 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 2435 of 2024 Applicant :- Alok Yadav Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Amit Kumar Yadav,Karunesh Pratap Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Nalin Kumar Srivastava,J.
1. This application under Section 529 B.N.S.S. has been filed with a prayer to direct the court concerned to decide the Complaint Case No.4221 of 2020 (Alok Yadav Vs. Pratibha Singh) under Section 138 Negotiable Instrument Act, Police Station Sahjanwa, District Gorakhpur pending in the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate / F.T.C., Gorakhpur, 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. The case is pending at the stage of disposal of the application under section 143-A of the Act. Only dates are being fixed and no effective proceedings are being taken place. The opposite party no.2 is deliberately adopting delaying tactics and on account of that, the case has not been decided as yet. Therefore, prayer has been made to decide the aforesaid complaint case expeditiously within a stipulated period.
4. In the circumstances, the Court concerned is directed to make all endeavours for the expeditious disposal of the aforesaid case within a period of 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 :- 31.1.2025 / ss Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad