Krishnan Seedaran Rajemdram @ v. The Intelligence Officer

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 05.01.2015

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.S.RAMANATHAN Crl.O.P. No. 33054 of 2014 Krishnan Seedaran Rajemdram @ Krishnan Sridaran Rajendran @ Madan ... Petitioner/Accused 1. vs.

The Intelligence Officer, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, No.25, Gopalakrishna Road, T.Nagar, Chennai - 600 017. ... Respondents/complainant. PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying to issue a direction to the learned II Additional Special Judge for NDPS Act Cases at Chennai to dispose of the trial in C.C.No.4 of 2013 in R.R.No.16 of 2012 in F.No.VIII/48/22/2012-DRI pending on the file of the Intelligence Officer, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Chennai - 17 within a specified time as early as possible.

For Petitioner : Mr.Sankarasubbu, for M/s.O.Raman For Respondent : Mr. N.P.Kumar, Special Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Special Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents.

2. It is submitted by the learned Special Public Prosecutor that 4 witnesses were examined and remaining 11 witnesses are to be examined. He further submitted that there is no Presiding Officer and the cases are taken up by the Principal Judge only.

3. it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr.Sankarasubbu, that when the petitioner filed Bail Application in Crl.O.P.No.27859 of 2014, it was represented by the learned Special Public Prosecutor that they had already examined 3 witnesses and they were to examine another 4 witnesses. He https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

therefore submitted that a time frame may be given to the respondent to produce the witness and complete the trial.

4. Considering the submission of the learned Special Public Prosecutor and the submission made in Crl.O.P.No.27859 of 2014 and the fact that already 4 witnesses were examined, the respondent is directed to produce the remaining witnesses to complete the trial and the learned Judge concerned is directed to dispose of the case, as early as possible.

Sd/- Asst. Registrar.

/true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar.

asvm To 1.The II Additional Special Judge(for NDPS Act Cases) Chennai.

2.The Intelligence Officer, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, No.25, Gopalakrishna Road, T.Nagar, Chennai - 600 017.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.O.Raman, Advocate SR.No.527 CRL.O.P. No.33054 of 2014 rsi[co] gp/19.1.15 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/