HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 5272 of 2026 Court No. - 82 HON'BLE JAI PRAKASH TIWARI, J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. for the State. This application under Section 529 BNSS has been filed to direct the court concerned to decide the Complaint Case No. 191/2023 (Lal Mani vs. Lalla Singh), under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, Police Station - Handia, District - Prayagraj, expeditiously within a stipulated period. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the said case is pending since 2023 It is further submitted that as per Section 143 (3) of the N.I. Act it should be disposed of within a period of six months from the date of filing of the complaint but more than a year has been passed from the date of filing of the complaint, but till date nothing has been done. A prayer has been made to direct the court concerned to decide the aforesaid case as per Section 143 (3) of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Considering the facts and circumstances of the present case, the court concerned is directed to make all endeavours to decide the aforesaid case as per Section 143 (3) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, after giving opportunity of hearing to both the parties, without giving any unnecessary adjournments to either parties, if there is no other legal impediment in deciding the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Akash Pandey, Mukesh Kumar Rao Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Lal Mani .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) aforesaid case. With the aforesaid observations, the instant application is finally disposed of. October 5, 2026 S.K. NA529 No. 5272 of 2026 2 (Jai Prakash Tiwari,J.) Digitally signed by :- SWEETY KANOJIA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad