Amresh v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 482 Cr.P.C. application for expedition of a Section-138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaint trial (Complaint Case No.1341 of 2023, Amresh v. Arun Yadav, P.S. Ghosi, District Mau, before Judicial Magistrate, Mau); earlier direction dated 20.03.2024 in Application U/S 482 No. 7864 of 2024 to conclude trial expeditiously; copy of that order filed belatedly by applicant on 16.07.2024; delay held not assignable to the Presiding Officer; application dismissed; court below to comply with the 20.03.2024 order expeditiously; Allahabad High Court, single judge (Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal, J.), order dated 3.1.2025.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief to the applicant; the application was dismissed, with a closing observation that it is expedient for the court below to comply with the order dated 20.03.2024 passed in Application U/S 482 No. 7864 of 2024 expeditiously.