HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 7854/2025 Sushil Kumar Sahni S/o Late Uttam Chand Sahni, aged about 60 Years, R/o 1-B-23, SFS, Talvandi, Kota, Rajasthan. ----Petitioner Versus 1. State of Rajasthan, through Public Prosecutor. 2. Zafar Mohammad S/o Abdul Rahim, R/o In Front of Old Supriya Ganpati Temple, Kolipada, Shripura, Kota, (Ra- jasthan) Other Address New Rajasthan Fresh Fish, Machhli Market, Shripura, Kota, Rajasthan. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Suresh Kumar Sahni For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vivek Choudhary-PP JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR DHAND Order 03/12/2025 1. By way of filing this criminal misc. petition, a prayer has been made for issuing a direction to the Trial Court to conclude the trial of Criminal Case No.9469/2021 expeditiously within a fixed time frame. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was submit- ted by the petitioner against the accused-respondent on 08.09.2021 and till date, the same has not been decided. Hence under these circumstances, the petitioner has approached this Court seeking direction for the Court below to expedite the trial of the complaint within a period of three months. (2 of 2) [CRLMP-7854/2025] 3. In the considered opinion of this Court, such direction cannot be issued by this Court as per the directions issued by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of A.R. Antulay vs. R.S. Nayak and Anr. reported in 1992(1) SCC 225 and in the case of P. Rama Chan- dra Rao. Vs. State of Karnataka reported in 2022 (4) SCC 578. But looking to the fact that the said complaint is lying pend- ing before the Court below since 2021, it is expected from the Trial Court to make all possible endeavours to expedite the trial expedi- tiously as early as possible. 4. With the aforesaid observations/directions, the instant crimi- nal misc. petition stands disposed of. The stay application and all pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (ANOOP KUMAR DHAND),J Ashu/104