K.S.Shanmugasundaram v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 16-07-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE P. VELMURUGAN

1. K.S.Shanmugasundaram S/O S.P.Kandasamy, 150D, Sri Arul Nagar 1st Street, Keezhthindal, Erode - 638012.

Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Economic Offence Wing - II, Coimbatore.

Respondent(s) PRAYER:Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, seeking direction to direct the Learned Special Judge for TNPID Courts Coimbatore, to expedite the Trial in CC.No.15 of 2015 on the file of Learned Special Judge for TNPID Courts Coimbatore and complete the same within the stipulated time.

For Petitioner(s):

M/s.N.P.Prashannaa For Respondent(s):

Mr.S.Vinoth Kumar Government Advocate (Crl.Side) 1/5

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction to direct the learned Special Judge, Special Court under TNPID Act, Coimbatore, to expedite the Trial in CC.No.15 of 2015 on the file of the Special Court under TNPID Act, Coimbatore and to complete the same within the stipulated time.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent and perused the materials available on record.

3. 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: 2/5

"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."

Since the case in CC.No.15 of 2015 on the file of the Special Court under TNPID Act, Coimbatore, is pending for 10 years, the trial Court is directed to complete the trial and dispose of the said case within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

4. With the abovesaid direction, the Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

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To

1. The Special Judge, Special Court under TNPID Act, Coimbatore.

2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Economic Offence Wing - II, Coimbatore.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai.

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P.VELMURUGAN J.

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