M.Deivasigamani v. The Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 09.01.2025

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN M.Deivasigamani ... Petitioner Vs The Inspector of Police Vikramangalam Police Station, Ariyalur District.

(Crime No.176 of 2023) ... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Sectiond 528 of BNSS (482 of Cr.P.C), pleased to allow this petition for direction, directing the learned Judicial Magistrate-1, Jeyakondam to dispose the case in CC.No.227 of 2023 in Crime No.176 of 2023 on the file of Inspector of Police, Vikramangalam Police Station, Ariyalur District, within a stipulated time as fixed by this Hon'ble Court. For Petitioner : Mr.V.Illanchezian For Respondent : Mr.S.Sugendran, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to allow this petition for direction, directing the learned Judicial Magistrate-1, Jeyakondam to dispose the case in CC.No.227 of 2023 in Crime No.176 of 2023 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Vikramangalam Police Station, Ariyalur District, within a stipulated time as fixed by this Court.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the official 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 timebound 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: "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."

4. In view of the above decisions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, this Court is not inclined to fix any specific time limit. However, the trial court is directed to complete the trial as early as possible.

5. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 09.01.2025 mfa Index:Yes/No Speaking Order: Yes/No

To 1.The Judicial Magistrate-1, Jeyakondam.

2.The Inspector of Police Vikramangalam Police Station, Ariyalur District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai.

P.VELMURUGAN, J.

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