O R D E R

02. 16.11.2020

In the wake of the pandemic Covid-19, the case

is taken up through V.C.

Heard.

This revision has been filed by the petitioner

challenging the order dated 19.3.2020 passed by the

learned J.M.F.C., Jajpur Road in 1CC Case No.88 of 2017

rejecting the petition for adducing defense evidence.

It appears from the materials available on record

that the trial court has given enough opportunity to the

petitioner to adduce defence evidence but no defense

evidence having been adduced, the petition for adducing

defense evidence has been rejected and, as such, he has

come to this Court challenging the said order. It is a case

under Sections 138 of N.I.Act read with Section 420 of the

I.P.C, which requires to be disposed of in an expeditious

manner. From the impugned order, it appears that the

petitioner deliberately delaying the matter, inasmuch as

in spite of several opportunities given to him on different

dates to adduce the defence evidence, he did not adduce

the same. The Court, therefore, taking note of such

conduct of the petitioner in a case of cheque bouncing,

CORAM : HON’BLE SHR