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Amala Dhas v. The Inspector Of Police

2023-07-25Honourable Mr. Justice P.Dhanabal4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 25.07.2023

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.DHANABAL 1.Amala Dhas 2.Prajeesh ... Petitioners Vs.

1.The State Represented by The Inspector of Police, Marthandam Police Station, Kanyakumari District.

Crime No.791 of 2020 2.Arul Dhas ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records on the file of the first respondent Marthandam Police Station, Kanyakumari District in crime No.791 of 2020 and to quash the same.

For Petitioners : Mr.S.C.Herold Singh For R1 : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi, Additional Public Prosecutor For R2 : Mr.V.Rambal Singh 1/4

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the First Information Report in Cr.No.791 of 2020 on the file of the first respondent Police.

2.Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would contend that now final report was filed and hence, nothing survives in this petition for further adjudication. However, he prayed for a direction to the trial Court to complete the trial within a time frame.

3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the first respondent also admitted that already charge sheet was filed. 4.In view of the above submissions and considering the date of FIR, it is appropriate to direct the trial Court to dispose the case within time frame. Accordingly, learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Kuzhithurai is directed to dispose the case, as early as possible, preferably, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 2/4

5.In the result, this criminal original petition is dismissed with the above said directions.

25.07.2023 NCC :

Yes / No Index :

Yes / No Internet :

Yes / No gns To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Kuzhithurai.

2.The Inspector of Police, Marthandam Police Station, Kanyakumari District.

3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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P. DHANABAL ,J.

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