Mohd. Shan Saleem v. State of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Expeditious disposal of Section 138 NI Act case; six-month timeline under Section 143(3) Negotiable Instruments Act; direction under Section 483 Cr.P.C./Section 529 BNSS; Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Manish Kumar, J.); Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Room No. 21, Sultanpur; Criminal Case No. 1530 of 2024, Mohd. Shan Saleem v. Shobha Pandey; pending since 20.02.2019; no unnecessary adjournments, only short dates; counsel relied on Indian Bank Association v. Union of India (2014) 5 SCC 590 and Makwana Mangaldas Tulsidas v. State of Gujarat (2020) 4 SCC 695.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Room No. 21, Sultanpur to decide Criminal Case No. 1530 of 2024 within the period prescribed under Section 143(3) of the Negotiable Instrument Act, in accordance with law, without unnecessary adjournments, and with only short dates if adjournments are sought.