2025:UHC:8869 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 08th OCTOBER, 2025 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 1773 of 2025 Col. Deepak Singh (Retd.) ..…Applicant Versus D.S.G. Buildtech Private Ltd. and Another …Respondents Counsel for the Applicant : Mr. Nishant Krishna Adhikari, Advocate. Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J. This Application has been filed to direct the Vth Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun, to conclude the proceedings of the Complaint Case No.1961 of 2024, “Col. Deepak Singh (Retd.) vs. D.S.G. Buildtech Private Ltd. and Another”, pending under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 2. Heard Mr. Nishant Krishna Adhikari, learned counsel for the applicant. 3. In Indian Bank Association and Others vs. Union of India and Others, (2014) 5 SCC 590, the Hon’ble Supreme Court has directed all the Criminal Courts in the country dealing with the cases under 1 2025:UHC:8869 Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for speedy and expeditiously disposal of the cases falling under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 4. Keeping in mind the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the present Application (C528 No.1773 of 2025), is allowed directing the Vth Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun to expedite the proceedings of the said Complaint Case No.1961 of 2024 and conclude the proceedings as per law and as expeditiously as possible without granting any unnecessary adjournment to the parties. ___________________ ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J. Date: 08.10.2025 Pant/ 2