2026:UHC:3456 SL. No. Dat e Office Not es, r epor t s, or der s or pr oceedin gs or dir ect ion s an d Regist r ar ’s or der w it h Sign at u r es COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS C528 No.922 of 2026 Hon ’ble Alok Mah r a, J. Mr. Deepak Petshali, Advocate for the applicant. 2. By means of the present Criminal Miscellaneous Application, the applicant seeks issuance of an appropriate direction to the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Laksar, Haridwar for expeditious disposal of Complaint Case No.975 of 2024. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant instituted a complaint against the respondent under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. It is submitted that learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Laksar took cognizance and summoned the respondent to face the trial. He submits that the said case was instituted on 18.11.2024, however, despite the lapse of considerable time, the proceedings have not made meaningful progress. It is further submitted that Section 143(3) of the Negotiable Instruments Act mandates that such cases ought to be tried as expeditiously as possible and, preferably, concluded within a period of six months from the date of filing of the complaint. 4. Having considered the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the applicant and upon perusal of the material on record, this Court finds that the aforesaid complaint case pertains to the year 2024 and has remained pending 2026:UHC:3456 for a substantial period without effective progress. The legislative intent underlying Section 143(3) of the Negotiable Instruments Act is to ensure prompt adjudication of such matters. Therefore, this Court is of the considered view that the proceedings deserve to be expedited in the interest of justice. 5. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, and keeping in view the overall facts and circumstances, the present application is disposed of with a direction to the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Laksar, Haridwar to make all possible endeavours to conclude the proceedings of Complaint Case No.975 of 2024 expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months’ from the date of production of a certified copy of this order, strictly in accordance with law. 6. It is further directed that unnecessary adjournments shall not be granted to either of the parties, and both the parties shall extend full cooperation in early disposal of the case. ( Alok Mah r a, J.) 07.05.2026 Arpan