Chengalpattu Railway P.S., v. Alexpandian

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 01.09.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY (C.C.No.800008 of 2017 of Judicial Magistrate Court No.I, Chengalpattu Taluk, Chengalpattu) State rep. by Special Sub-Inspector of Police, Chengalpattu Police Station, GRP Chennai.

... Petitioner Vs.

Alex Pandiyan ... Respondent For Petitioner : Mr.S.Sugendran Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Suo Motu Case is dealt with in an extraordinary manner by the Dedicated Bench, pursuant to Suo Motu W.P.(Crl.) No.618 of 2025.

2. This case is registered for alleged offence under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code. The incident occurred on 07.10.2016. The property i.e., Samsung cellphone, was recovered and handed over to the de facto complainant. It is stated that the accused is attending the proceedings regularly from the year 2016 and there is no previous or subsequent case Page No.1 of 3

against the accused. Considering the factual matrix, context of the case, the antecedents of the accused, due to the passage of time, a meaningful trial is unlikely to be taken place, and no useful purpose would be served.

3. Accordingly, the case in C.C.No.800008 of 2017 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court No.I, Chengalpattu Taluk, Chengalpattu, stands quashed. This Suo Motu Transfer Case is disposed of. 01.09.2025 grs electronically alone. The Trial Court shall take note of the order and accordingly classify the case pending before them as allowed / dismissed / disposed of, etc, and while doing so, consider any applications such as disposal of properties, etc., and pass appropriate orders, as may be necessary. Further, the Court below is directed to dispatch the copy of this order to all concerned.

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D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.

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