Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:18534 Court No. - 79 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 256 of 2025 Petitioner :- Haridaya Narain Singh Respondent :- M/S Bhrigu Prakashan Through Propritor Counsel for Petitioner :- M.S. Chauhan,Shivkumari Chauhan Hon'ble Saurabh Srivastava,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned AGA for the State. 2. The instant petition has been preferred with following prayer:- A) Issue an order or direction directing the trial court to decide the criminal case no.3975 of 2017, Hridaya Narayan Singh vs. M/s Bhrigu Prakashan through its proprietor Shry Dayashankar Pandey arising out of Complaint case no.2402 of 2017, under Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Police Station Kotwali District Ballia expeditiously. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner confined his prayer only for seeking expeditious disposal of aforesaid case. 4. There is hardly any objection raised by learned counsel for respondent for seeking prayer of expedite disposal of aforesaid case. 5. Be that as it may, if there is no other legal impediment, learned Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ballia/concerned court is hereby directed to expedite and finalize the proceedings of criminal case no.3975 of 2017, Hridaya Narayan Singh vs. M/s Bhrigu Prakashan through its proprietor Shry Dayashankar Pandey arising out of Complaint case no.2402 of 2017, under Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Police Station Kotwali District Ballia, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 9 months from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order before him without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties, but after giving full opportunity of hearing to both sides. 6. Both the learned counsels assured on behalf of their clients that no unnecessary adjournment shall be sought by either of the parties and they will cooperate to the learned court concerned for achieving the directions as made above. 7. The instant petition is hereby disposed of accordingly. Order Date :- 7.2.2025 Rakesh Digitally signed by :- RAKESH SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad