Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:74224 Court No. - 80 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 483 No. - 161 of 2025 Applicant :- Lakshman Singh Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Raj Narayan 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.09 of 2022 (Harishankar Singh Vs. State of U.P. and another) under Section 374 Cr.P.C. pending in the Court of District & Session Judge, Chitrakoot, which was filed against the judgment and order dated 3.2.2022 passed in complaint case no.2241 of 2022 (Lakshman Singh Vs. Kamad Trading and Consulting Company Private Limited) under section 138 Negotiable Instrument Act, P.S. Kotwali Karvi, District Chitrakoot, expeditiously preferably 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 earlier in application u/s 483 Cr.P.C. no.675 of 2023, this Court vide order dated 18.7.2023 had given a direction to the appellate court to decide the aforesaid appeal expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months, but the said appeal is still pending. 4. I have considered the submissions and perused the record. 5. In these circumstances, the concerned appellate court is strictly directed and warned to decide the aforesaid criminal appeal expeditiously with all endeavours and if there is no legal impediment it should be decided within a period of two months from the date of receiving of the certified copy of this order. 6. 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