2025:UHC:7563 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 26th AUGUST, 2025 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO.947 of 2025 Deepak Kumar Gupta ..…Applicant Versus Mrs. Mamta ..…Respondent Counsel for the Applicant : Mr. Nishant Krishna Adhikari, Advocate through video conferencing. Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J. This Application has been filed by the applicant-complainant to direct the trial court to decide the Complaint Case No.4618 of 2021, “Deepak Kumar Gupta Vs. Smt. Mamta”, pending under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 as expeditiously as possible. 2. Heard Mr. Nishant Krishan Adhikari, learned counsel for the applicant. 3. Notice was issued to the respondent. As per report of the Registry, notice has been served personally on the respondent. 1 2025:UHC:7563 4. In Indian Bank Association and Others vs. Union of India and Others, (2014) 5 SCC 590, the Hon’ble Supreme Court has directed all the Criminal Courts in the country dealing with the cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for speedy and expeditiously disposal of the cases falling under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 5. The complaint case is pending since 2021. Therefore, keeping in mind the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the present Application (C528 No.947 of 2025), is allowed directing the IInd Additional Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun to expedite the proceedings of the said Complaint Case No.4618 of 2021 and conclude the proceedings as expeditiously as possible without granting any unnecessary adjournment to the parties, but in accordance with law. ___________________ ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J. Dt:26.08.2025 Neha 2 NEHA BISHT Digitally signed by NEHA BISHT DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=6f1c15b6305912b3f008e9a4a8038ee7326b08b2 d0e018b01be753f014836d27, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=3D89DC33779FB9677068452F32DE6BA96 0BFE64D819EE44CA9CCE487B2FE0F92, cn=NEHA BISHT Date: 2025.08.26 18:23:06 +05'30'