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4. The opposite party no.2 failed to deposit the aforesaid amount as directed by the appellate court and again on 14.07.2023, he has moved an application seeking further time of one month to deposit the aforesaid 50% amount. The aforesaid application was rejected by the appellate court. Therefore, there is no stay on the payment of fine / compensation amount as awarded by the trial court vide order dated 24.04.2023. In view thereof, the applicant moved an application under Section 421 of Cr.P.C. seeking execution of the order of the trial court and recovery of the fine / compensation amount as awarded by the trial court vide order dated 24.04.2023. Learned counsel for the applicant further submits that the aforesaid application was filed on 24.04.2024, however the trial court instead of passing the appropriate orders in terms of Section 421 Cr.P.C., is fixing dates after dates for hearing on the aforesaid application. Therefore, learned counsel for the applicant seeks a direction to the trial court concerned for expeditious disposal of the application under Section 421 Cr.P.C. filed by the applicant, in terms of the provisions of Section 421 Cr.P.C.

5. The learned AGA for the State does not oppose the prayer so made by learned counsel for the applicant.

6. In view of the order proposed to be passed, this court does not find any good reason to issue notice to the opposite party no. 2 and to keep the matter pending, which would further delay the proceeding before the trial court initiated by the applicant under Section 421 Cr.P.C.

7. In view thereof, the instant application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is disposed of with a direction to the trial court concerned to proceed in the matter as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order, if there is no other legal impediment in terms of Section 421 Cr.P.C.