MURLI DHAR vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

135 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-28173-2026 Date of decision: 18.05.2026 Murli Dhar .....Petitioner versus State of Haryana and Anr. ..... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ *** Present :- Mr. Harsh Vashishta, Advocate for the petitioner. *** RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) 1. Prayer in the present petition is for issuance of directions to the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Palwal to decide a complaint case No.871-2017-NACT titled as Murlidhar Vs. Kishan Lal in a time bound and expeditious manner. 2. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is the complainant who has filed complaint under Section 138 of NI Act in 2017 and since then the complaint is pending adjudication. He submits that presently, the complainant witnesses are being examined however, there is a considerable delay in the trial proceedings. 3. Notice of motion. 4. Mr. Neeraj Gupta, Addl. AG, Haryana accepts notice on behalf of the State. MAMTA 2026.05.19 09:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-28173-2026 -2- 5. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and perusing the record, the present petition