Avtar Singh Sethi v. State Of Maharashtra And ANR

by CHITRA SANJAY SONAWANE Date:

2025.05.09 17:22:09 +0530 CHITRA SANJAY SONAWANE Chitra Sonawane 904wp-2643-25.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Cri.Writ Petition No.2643 of 2025 Avtar Singh Sethi ...... Petitioner Vs.

1. The State of Maharashtra

2. Damodar Mudaliar ..... Respondents.

--- Ms Simran Jagasia i/by Jitesh Agarwal for the petitioner. Ms MR Tidke, APP for respondent/State.

--- Coram : R.N.Laddha, J.

Date : 9 May 2025.

P.C. :

By this petition, the petitioner is seeking a limited relief by way of a direction to the learned trial Court, to expedite the hearing of CC No.2481/SS/2016, pending before the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate, Andheri, Mumbai, which has been instituted by the petitioner u/s 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act against respondent No.2. She further submits that the petitioner is a senior citizen who had filed the said complaint in the year 2016 and despite the considerable lapse of time the matter continues to remain pending.

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Chitra Sonawane 904wp-2643-25.odt 2.

In view of the prolonged pendency of the complaint and considering the advanced age of the petitioner, who deserves priority in the adjudication of his case, this Court finds it appropriate to request the learned trial Court to expedite the hearing of the said matter.

3.

Accordingly, the learned trial Court is requested to take up the case for early hearing and dispose it of expeditiously, on its own merits and in accordance with the law.

4.

The petition stands disposed of accordingly.

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