Authority: Hon'ble Alok Mahra, J.
Order Date: 15-10-2026
Case Overview
- Applicant: Afsar Ali (under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023) seeking expeditious disposal of Complaint Case No. 125 of 2025.
- Respondent: M/s Vaishnavi Food Products (and others), alleged violators of Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
- Original complaint filed on 01‑03‑2025; the Judicial Magistrate, Bazpur, Udham Singh Nagar, took cognizance on the same date.
- Counsel for the applicant highlighted that despite multiple dates being fixed, the respondents repeatedly failed to appear, causing undue delay.
- The applicant relied on Section 143(3) of the NI Act, which mandates that trials under Section 138 be concluded as expeditiously as possible, preferably within six months from filing.
- The order sheet indicated that the matter had been adjourned repeatedly and had not progressed with the required speed.
Final Outcome
- The court, invoking the statutory mandate of Section 143(3), directed the learned trial court to expedite the proceedings of Complaint Case No. 125 of 2025 and to make every endeavour to conclude the trial preferably within nine months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order.
- Subject to these directions, the present application C528/2269/2026 is disposed of.
Topics: Legal Enforcement, Negotiable Instruments Act