Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/7355/2018disposed of

Chellamani v. The Inspector Of Police

2018-06-04Honourable Mr Justice D. Krishnakumar2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 04.06.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D.KRISHNAKUMAR Crl.O.P.(MD)No.7355 of 2018 Chellamani ... Petitioner Vs.

The Inspector of Police, Thiruppachethi Police Station, Sivagangai District.

...Respondent

(Crime No.132/1999) PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying to direct the Additional District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate Court, Manamadurai to dispose C.C.No.64/2000 in Cr.No.132/1999 within stipulated time.

For Petitioner : Mr.B.Santhanam Rajeshkumar For Respondent : Mr.K.K.Ramakrishnan, Additional Public Prosecutor.

ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking a direction to the Additional District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate Court, Manamadurai to dispose of C.C.No.64/2000 in Cr.No.132/1999 within stipulated time.

2.According to the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, his case has been registered in Crime No.132 of 1999 under Section 379 IPC and subsequently, the same was taken on file in C.C.No.64 of 2000 on the file of the Additional District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate Court, Manamadurai. But the aforesaid case is pending for more than 18 years. Hence, he filed the present Criminal Original Petition with the aforesaid prayer. 3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent would submit that on a perusal of the B Diary, it is seen that the second accused was absconded and NBW was issued against the second and fourth accused. Thereafter, the second accused was produced and remand was extended till 02.03.2018. Subsequently, on 28.03.2018, he was released on bail.

4.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case that the case is pending for more than 18 years, without going into the merits of the case, this Court is inclined to direct the learned https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Additional District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Manamadurai, to dispose of the case in C.C.No.64 of 2000 as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, if there is no other legal impediments.

5.This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above direction.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-I) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Additional District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Manamadurai 2.The Inspector of Police, Thiruppachethi Police Station, Sivagangai District.

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

+1cc to Mr.B.Santhanam Rajeshkumar, Advocate, SR.No.66804. Crl.O.P.(MD)No.7355 of 2018 04.06.2018 myr RAM/JC/SAR 4/13.06.2018/2P/5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/