Madan Gopal Nanda Kumar v. The State Of A.P

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.4014 OF 2018 ORDER:

This criminal petition, under Section 437 and 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 'Cr.P.C.'), is filed by the petitioner, who is A.1 in Crime No.702 of 2017 of Padamata Police Station, Vijaywada District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(c) of NDPS Act, to enlarge him on bail. The petitioner is languishing in jail since 03.10.2017. The petitioner allegedly involved in the above crime while transporting 850 kgs., of ganja, which is commercial quantity as per the Schedule and after completion of investigation, the police filed charge sheet, and it was numbered as S.C. No.114 of 2018 by the I Additional Sessions Judge -cum- Special Judge for Trial of NDPS cases, Vijayawada.

The learned counsel for the petitioner, though claimed bail raising several contentions, during hearing, requested this Court to direct the Sessions Judge to dispose of the Sessions case at the earliest. In view of the request made by the counsel for the petitioner, without touching the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to direct the Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Vijayawada, to dispose of S.C. No.114 of 2018 as expeditiously as possible in any event not later than 6 months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, the criminal petition is disposed of. __________________________________ M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY, J 26.04.2018 BV