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2025 DAILYLAW 130799 (ALL)

SUSHEEL SINGH @ SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ITS PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND ANOTHER

NA529/14/2025 · 2025-04-07

Shree Prakash Singh

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Court No. - 29 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 14 of 2025 Applicant :- Susheel Singh @ Sushil Kumar Singh Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Kuldeep Pandey,Shivangi Pandey,Vaibhav Dwivedi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material on record. Instant application has been filed with the prayer to direct the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-III, Ayodhya/Faizabad to expeditiously decide the Complaint No.744 of 2024 (Sushil Kumar Singh Vs. Satish Kumar Singh) under Section 138 of N.I. Act, Police Station Inayat Nagar, District Ayodhya pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-III, Ayodhya/Faizabad since 11.12.2020 in accordance with law, within time stipulated period of time. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the matter pertains to Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and is pending since 2024. He added that there is an specific provision under Section 143 (3) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 that after filing of the complaint under this Act, the trial court has to make all endeavour to conclude the proceedings as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six months from the date of filing of the complaint. Thus, ends of justice would be subserved if the trial court is directed to conclude the proceedings of the aforementioned complaint case within stipulated period of time as may be fixed by this Court. Learned A.G.A. for the State has no objection to the submissions aforesaid. In view of the aforesaid submissions and innocuous prayer made in the application, the trial court is hereby directed to conclude the trial of aforementioned Complaint No.744 of 2024, with expedition, preferably within a period of six months from the date of the production of certified copy of this order, in accordance with law. With the aforesaid observations, instant application stands disposed of accordingly. Order Date :- 7.4.2025/Ram Murti Digitally signed by :- RAM MURTI YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench