HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 4902 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. 357 of 2023 (Laleshwar Singh vs. Shashikant Pandey), under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, Police Station Sarainayat, District Prayagraj, expeditiously within a stipulated period. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the said complaint case was filed on behalf of applicant on 27.03.2023 and after recording the statements, summons were issued on 30.4.2025 but thereafter no order has been passed and the case is still pending. 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 three and half years have been passed and complaint has not been decided yet. 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 aforesaid case. With the aforesaid observations, the instant application is finally disposed of. October 8, 2026 KK Patel Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Govind Tiwari, Vikas Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. (Jai Prakash Tiwari,J.) Laleshwar Singh .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) Digitally signed by :- KRISHN KANT PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad