Chitty Babu @ Venkatesh v. State Rep By The Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 07-01-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA

1. Chitty Babu @ Venkatesh

2. Naveen

3. Chirenjeevi

4. Parasuram @ Madhu

5. Pratheesh ..Petitioners Vs The State rep by The Inspector of Police, Thiruthani Police Station, Tiruvallur District.

(Cr.No.133 of 2024) ..Respondent(s) This Criminal Original Petition has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records pertaining to the charge sheet pending on the file of the learned Principal District and Sessions Court, Thiruvallur in S.C.No.328 of 2025 and quash the same on the ground of compromise. For Petitioners :

Mr.G.Pugazhenthi For Respondent :

Mr.K.M.D. Muhilan Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners sought permission of this Court to withdraw this

petition and also made an endorsement to that effect. However, he sought a direction to the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Tiruvallur, to dispose of the case in S.C.No.328 of 2025 within a specific time.

2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent submitted that there are 15 witnesses to be examined in this case.

3. In view of the submission and the endorsement made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

4. It is pertinent to state that a 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, has held that the constitutional courts, in the ordinary course, should refrain from fixing a time-bound schedule for the disposal of cases pending before any other court. The relevant portion of the said decision for the sake of ready reference is reproduced below: "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).

5. 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.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of this case, this Court directs the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Tiruvallur, to dispose of the case in S.C.No.328 of 2025, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 07-01-2026 Index : Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order SRM To

1. The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Tiruvallur.

2. The Inspector of Police, Thiruthani Police Station, Tiruvallur District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.

SRM 07-01-2026