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2025 DAILYLAW 183073 (ALL)

ANKIT KUMAR GUPTA v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. OF HOME LKO. AND ANOTHER

A483/936/2025 · 2025-11-06

Rajeev Bharti

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 483 No. - 936 of 2025 Court No. - 23 HON'BLE RAJEEV BHARTI, 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 court of learned Judicial Magistrate-First, Gonda to decide the proceeding of Complainant Case no. 89/2020 (Ankit Kumar Gupta Versus Gajendra Kumar Nishad) under Section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act related to Police Station- Nawabganj, District- Gonda, expeditiously within stipulated period of time. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the matter pertains to Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and is pending since 2020. He added that there is a 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. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Rama Niwas Pathak Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ankit Kumar Gupta .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) In view of the aforesaid submissions and innocuous prayer made in the application, the learned Judicial Magistrate-First, Gonda is hereby directed to conclude the trial of aforementioned Complaint Case No.89 of 2020, 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. November 6, 2025 Shravan A483 No. 936 of 2025 2 (Rajeev Bharti,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHRAVAN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- SHRAVAN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench