Under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the trial of a cheque dishonour case should continue:

Section 143(2) provides that the trial "shall, so far as practicable, consistently with the interests of justice, be continued from day to day until its conclusion". Weekly or monthly hearings, or hearings fixed purely at the court's convenience, are what the provision seeks to avoid, and section 143(3) asks the court to try to conclude the trial within six months.