A.Natesan v. The State Rep.By, The Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 10.01.2025 Coram:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN A.Natesan ... Petitioner Vs.

The State Rep. by The Inspector of Police Natrampalli Police Station Vellore District Crime No.495 of 2013 ... Respondents Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S. to issue direction to dispose of the S.C.No.40 of 2024 pending on the file of the Principal District and Sessions Court, Tirupathur as expeditiously as possible with in the period of stipulated time.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Guruprasad For Respondent : Mr.S.Sugendran Additional Public Prosecutor 1/5

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed by the petitioner to issue direction to dispose of the S.C.No.40 of 2024 pending on the file of the Principal District and Sessions Court, Tirupathur as expeditiously as possible within a stipulated time.

2. It would be appropriate to note that since thousands of cases are pending in the Courts and the litigants are awaiting in a long queue, the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Sangram Sadashiv Suryavanshi Vs. The State of Maharashtra in Criminal Appeal No.4758 of 2024 dated 25.11.2024 has observed that the High Courts are fixing a time-bound schedule for conclusion of the trials in a routine manner despite the decisions of the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in the case of High Court Bar Association, Allahabad vs. State of Uttar Pradesh reported in (2024) 6 SCC 267, which reads as under:

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"47.3. constitutional courts, in the ordinary course, should refrain from fixing a time-bound schedule for the disposal of cases pending before any other courts. Constitutional courts may issue directions for the time-bound disposal of cases only in exceptional circumstances. The issue of prioritising the disposal of cases should be best left to the decision of the courts concerned where the cases are pending."

3. In view of the above decisions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, this Court is not inclined to fix any specific time limit.

4. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 10.01.2025 Index : Yes / No Speaking Order : Yes / No ksa-2 3/5

To

1. The Principal District and Sessions Court, Tirupathur

2. The Inspector of Police Natrampalli Police Station Vellore District

3. The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras 4/5

P.VELMURUGAN. J.

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