IN RE EXPEDITIOUS TRIAL OF CASES UNDER SECTION 138 OF N.I. ACT 1881 vs 1 — SMW(Crl) No. 2/2020

Case under 15P_3jj-criminal Law Section PIL-W. Status: Pending.

Pending

CNR: SCIN010096312020

Filing Date

07-Mar-2020

Registration No

SMW(Crl) No. 2/2020

Diary Number

9631/2020

Order Date

20-Mar-2026

Document Type

ROP

Neutral Citation

2021 INSC 257, 2022 INSC 604

Last updated 28-May-2026

Acts & Sections

15P_3jj-Criminal Law Section PIL-W

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.IN RE EXPEDITIOUS TRIAL OF CASES UNDER SECTION 138 OF N.I. ACT 1881

    Adv. BY COURTS MOTION

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.1

Case History

  1. 23-Sep-2025

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  2. 23-Sep-2025

    Mention Memo

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta

  3. 25-Aug-2025

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  4. 23-Jul-2025

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  5. 09-May-2025

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  6. 09-May-2025

    Fixed Date by Court

    Ms. Gracy L. Bawitlung

  7. 27-Mar-2025

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  8. 20-Sep-2023

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  9. 25-Aug-2023

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  10. 19-May-2022

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

  11. 19-May-2022

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  12. 19-May-2022

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao, Hon'ble Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  13. 18-May-2022

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  14. 18-May-2022

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao, Hon'ble Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  15. 12-May-2022

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  16. 12-May-2022

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao, Hon'ble Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  17. 27-Apr-2022

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  18. 27-Apr-2022

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao, Hon'ble Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  19. 31-Mar-2022

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  20. 31-Mar-2022

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao, Hon'ble Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  21. 24-Mar-2022

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  22. 16-Apr-2021

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  23. 16-Apr-2021

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

  24. 16-Apr-2021

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao, Hon'ble Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.S. Bopanna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  25. 10-Mar-2021

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  26. 10-Mar-2021

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao, Hon'ble Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.S. Bopanna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  27. 04-Mar-2021

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  28. 04-Mar-2021

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao, Hon'ble Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.S. Bopanna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  29. 03-Mar-2021

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  30. 03-Mar-2021

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  31. 25-Feb-2021

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  32. 25-Feb-2021

    Not Taken Up

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  33. 24-Feb-2021

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  34. 19-Jan-2021

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran

  35. 27-Oct-2020

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice and Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao

  36. 30-Sep-2020

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  37. 07-Mar-2020

    Case filed

    Registration No. SMW(Crl) No. 2/2020

  38. [ 2021 INSC 257 ]

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary SMW(Crl) No. 2/2020 – In Re Expeditious Trial of Cases Under Section 138 of N.I. Act 1881 Hearing Date: 23 September 2025 Bench: Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta Orders Passed: 1. IA No. 168089/2025 (Intervention/Impleadment): Rejected with liberty. Ms. Arundhati Katju, appearing for applicants, was permitted to withdraw the application, leaving open the option for applicants to approach the High Court via representation for grievance redressal. 2. IA No. 164139/2025 (Amicus Application): The Court directed all Chief Secretaries of States and Union Territories and Registrar Generals of High Courts to submit status reports (as per paragraphs 9(a)-(e) of the application) within six weeks. The matter is listed for hearing after six weeks, pending receipt of required information. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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