Madras High CourtCRL OP/3984/2018closed

Baskaran, M/52 Years v. State By

2018-07-26Honourable Mr Justice P. N. Prakash2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 26.07.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH CRL.O.P.No.3984 of 2018 Baskaran .. Petitioner Vs State rep. by The Sub Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, Chennai City, Chennai.

.. Respondent Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to direct the learned Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, CCB Cases, Egmore at Allikulam, Chennai in order to dispose of the C.C.No.8052 of 2006 on the file of the above said court within the stipulated period.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Sasikumar For Respondent : Mr.C.Iyyapparaj, APP

O R D E R

This petition has been filed to direct the learned Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, CCB Cases, Egmore at Allikulam, Chennai to dispose of C.C.No.8052 of 2006. 2.The petitioner is facing prosecution in C.C.No.8052 of 2006 for the offences under Section 419, 420 r/w 109 IPC before the learned Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, CCB Cases, Egmore at Allikulam. It is the grievance of the petitioner that since 2006, there has not been any progress in the trial. 3.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent.

4.Today, Ms.T.Pitchi, Sub Inspector of Police, CCB, Chennai is present before this Court. On instructions, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that Final Report was filed against 3 accused, of which, Palanivelu/A2 died and Kalyanam/A3 is in abscondance. Therefore, the case against Kalyanam/A3 has been split up. He also submitted that the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

prosecution had cited 21 witnesses in the memo of evidence. 5.Since there is no Presiding Officer in the said Court, this Court is unable to give any direction to complete the trial within a time bound manner. Hence, this Court is constrained to give a general direction to the trial court to complete the trial expeditiously, with liberty to the petitioner to approach this Court for suitable direction as and when a Presiding Officer takes charge in the said Court.

With the above direction, this petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-II) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar gya To 1.Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, CCB Cases, Egmore at Allikulam.

2.The Sub Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, Chennai City, Chennai.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

CRL.O.P.No.3984 of 2018 VBA(CO) TR(07/08/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/