Nandamuri Roja, v. State Of Andhra Pradesh,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD

FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH ***** CRIMINAL PETITION No.7142 of 2015 Between:

Nandamuri Roja ... Petitioner and The State of Andhra Pradesh rep. by its Public Prosecutor and 5 others.

... Respondents DATE OF JUDGEMENT PRONOUNCED: 11-08-2015 SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:

HONOURABLE Dr. JUSTICE B.SIVA SANKARA RAO

1. Whether Reporters of Local newspapers may be allowed to see the Judgment? Yes/No

2. Whether the copies of judgment may be Yes/No marked to Law Reporters/Journals?

3. Whether Their Ladyship/Lordship wish to Yes/No see the fair copy of the Judgment?

HONOURABLE Dr. JUSTICE B.SIVA SANKARA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.7142 of 2015 ORDER :

This Criminal Petition is filed by the Petitioner/ complainant under Section 482 Cr.P.C seeking a direction for expeditious disposal of case in C.C. No.1863 of 2013 on the file of II Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate-cumMahila Court, Vijayawada.

2) Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the 1st respondent-State represented by the Public Prosecutor before admission, before ordering notice to other respondents and perused the material on record.

3) The learned Magistrate taken cognizance in the above calendar case for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 406 I.P.C and Sections 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, which is outcome of her report vide Crime No.780 of 2012 registered against the respondent Nos.2 to 6/A-1 to A-5. It is the submission by the counsel for the petitioner/defacto-complainant that though the case of the year 2013 and the crime is of the year 2012, the matter not commenced trial so far before the learned Magistrate Court and the accused are procrastinating one way or the other. It is needless to say the learned Magistrate is bound by letter and spirit of Section 309 Cr.P.C and pursuant to this direction, the learned Magistrate shall dispose of the case by giving preferential disposal as expeditiously as possible

within six months, if charges already not framed by hearing on charges and if grounds to frame any charges pursuant to the charges.

4) With the above observations, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Consequently, the miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed.

_________________________ Dr. B. SIVA SANKARA RAO, J Dt.11th August, 2015 KSH