Raja v. The State Rep By, The Inspector Of Police
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 06.01.2026
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA and Crl.MP.Nos.24600 & 24601 of 2025 1.
Raja 2.
Chandrasekar 3.
Rajasekaran
...Petitioners
Vs.
1.
State rep. by, The Inspector of Police, Latheri Police Station, Vellore District.
2.
Sathish Mohan
...Respondents
Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita/Section 482 Cr.P.C., to call for the records and to quash the charge sheet pending in PRC.No.4 of 2024 pending on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Katpadi, Vellore District. For Petitioners : Mr.N.Iyyakannu For Respondents : Mr.S.Santhosh, GA (Crl. Side), for R1 1/6
O R D E R
When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the 1st respondent submitted that though the petitioners have come up with the present criminal original petition seeking to quash the proceedings in PRC.No.4 of 2024, pending on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Katpadi, Vellore District, the case is now posted for appearance of the accused and committal, on 29.01.2026.
2. At this juncture, the learned counsel for the petitioners sought permission of this Court to withdraw this criminal original petition, besides requesting a direction to the trial court to complete the trial proceedings as expeditiously as possible, as the case is of the year 2024. An endorsement as regards withdrawal was also made by the learned counsel for the petitioners in this petition today.
3. In view of the above submission and endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioners qua withdrawal, this criminal original petition stands dismissed as withdrawn.
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4. However, the learned counsel for the petitioners sought indulgence of this Court to dispense with the personal appearance of the petitioners before the trial court.
5. Acceding to the aforesaid submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the presence of the petitioners before the trial court is dispensed with, except for receipt of copies, answering the charges, questioning under Section 313 of Cr.P.C. The petitioners shall be duly represented by their counsel before the trial court on all hearing dates.
6. As regards the request of the learned counsel for the petitioners for a direction to the trial court for expeditious completion of the trial, considering the fact that the case is of the year 2024, the trial court is directed to complete the trial as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six (6) months from the next hearing date ie., 29.01.2026.
7. While holding so, this Court is not oblivious of the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of High Court Bar Association, Allahabad vs. State of Uttar Pradesh reported in (2024) 6 SCC 267, the relevant portion of which reads as under:
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"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." (emphasis supplied by this Court).
8. To be noted, it has also been held in the aforesaid extracted portion that in exceptional circumstances, constitutional courts may issue directions for time bound disposal of cases.
9. As far as the stay petition in Crl.MP.No.24600 of 2025 is concerned, the same stands closed. As regards Crl.MP.No.24601 of 2025, which is filed for dispensing with personal appearance, the same is ordered in the above terms.
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To:
1.
The Judicial Magistrate, Katpadi, Vellore District.
2.
The Inspector of Police, Latheri Police Station, Vellore District.
3.
The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.
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A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J.
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