Surendra Kumar Maurya v. the State of U.P. Thru. the Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home U.P. Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 483 Cr.P.C. application for expeditious trial; direction to expedite Section 138 NI Act complaint (cheque case) pending since 2019; six-month timeline from certified copy; Section 143 Negotiable Instruments Act statutory mandate urged; Complaint Case No.753 of 2019, Surendra Kumar Maurya v. Raj Narayan Maurya, Presiding Officer/Addl. Court No.4, Lucknow; no adjournment undertaking by complainant; notice to respondent No.2 dispensed with; single judge Karunesh Singh Pawar, J.; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; order dated 13.1.2025; application disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the trial court to expedite the proceedings in Complaint Case No.753 of 2019 at an early date, preferably within six months from the date of production of a certified copy of the order; the petitioner's counsel undertook not to take unnecessary adjournments.