THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI CRIMINAL PETITION No. 9573 OF 2025

ORDER

This petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking quashment of the Docket order dated 16.07.2025 in S.T.C.N.I.No.169 of 2025 on the file of the I Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-XII Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, at Kukatpally (for short, ‘trial Court’).

2. Heard Mr. Karra V.V.S.N. Murthy, learned counsel for petitioner.

3. The petitioner submits that he has instituted a private complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (‘the NI Act’), which is presently pending at the stage of issuance of summons before the learned Trial Court and the summons were ordered to be issued to the accused on 16.07.2025. However, the matter was subsequently adjourned to 16.03.2026, resulting in an approximate eight-month gap from the date of issuance of summons.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that such a prolonged adjournment is inconsistent with the binding Practice Directions issued by this Hon’ble Court vide Circular No.11 of 2021 dated 21.06.2021. The said Circular specifically mandates that all