N.Sundar v. State Represented By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 19.08.2020

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.Nos. 3272 & 3273 of 2020

1. Sundar,M/65 yrs, (Senior Citizen) S/o. (late) Nagaraja Iyer,

2. N.Baskar, M/63 yrs, (Senior Citizen) S/o. (late) Nagaraja Iyer, Both are residing at, No.1/42, Mel Agraharam, Panampathi Village, Villupuram Taluk, Villupuram District.

... Petitioners in both Crl.O.Ps Vs.

State Represented by its, The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Villupuram District.

... Respondent in both Crl.O.Ps Common Prayer:

Criminal Original Petitions filed under section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to direct the learnd Judicial Magistrate No.1, Villupuram to dispose of the C.C.Nos.27 & 28 of 2003 within a stipulated period in accordance with law.

For Petitioners in both Crl.O.Ps: Mr.D.Dayalan For Respondent in both Crl.O.Ps : Mr.S.Karthikeyan Additional Public Prosecutor C O M M O N O R D E R These petitions have been filed for a direction, directing the trial Court to dispose of the C.C. Nos.27 & 28 of 2020 within a stipulated period.

2.It is seen from the records, these cases were registered in the year 1995 and the related documents were sent to Forensic Department for forensic examination and thereafter, the report was received from the Forensic Department on https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

13.02.1998. In this regard the trial Court also lodged a complaint before the Registrar Vigilance of this Court and it is pending because of non availability of original documents. This Court by an earlier order dated 16.07.2018 in Crl.O.P.No.17963 of 2018 as directed the trial Court to dispose the case within a period of six months. But, till now,the trial has not been completed only for the reason that the original documents were missing.

3. Considering the above facts and circumstances the Learned Judicial Magistrate, No.1, Villupuram, is permitted to reconstruct the records and complete the trial within a period of nine months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

4. With the above direction, these Criminal Original petitions are disposed of.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The Judicial Magistrate, No.1, Villupuram.

2. The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Villupuram District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

Crl.O.P.Nos.3272 & 3273 of 2020 RSV(CO) RV(09/10/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/