State By Inspector Of Meensurutty P.S. v. Ramarajan

Suo Motu TR.No.8564 of 2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 25.09.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY Suo Motu TR.No.8564 of 2025 (C.C.No.200111/2017 of Judicial Magistrate Court No-II, Jayakondam Taluk, Ariyalur 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.The case was registered in Cr.No.421 of 2012 for the alleged offences under Sections 457 and 380 of the I.P.C. The allegation in this case is that the accused committed theft of defacto complainant's 4 1/2 sovereigns of gold jewels. It is reported that the stolen property has been recovered and handed over to the defacto complainant. The defacto-complainant does not want to pursue the case anymore. There is no previous or subsequent case against the accused. The accused has been attending the case regularly and the matter has been pending since 2012.

3.Considering the nature of the allegation, the antecedents of the accused and since the accused has been facing the case since 2012, any further continuation of the trial would impinge upon his right to a speedy trial of the accused and no useful purpose would be served. Page No.1 of 2 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

Suo Motu TR.No.8564 of 2025 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.

4.Accordingly, the case in C.C.No.200111/2017 of Judicial Magistrate Court No-II, Jayakondam Taluk, Ariyalur, stands quashed. This Suo Motu Transfer Case is disposed of.

25.09.2025 ep 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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