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Gayathiri @ Kayathiri v. The State Of Tamilnadu, Rep. By The Inspector Of Police,

2025-08-18Honourable Mr Justice B.Pugalendhi5 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 18.08.2025 CORAM :

THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI Gayathiri @ Kayathiri ... Petitioner Vs.

The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Thallakulam, Madurai City.

(Crime No.17 of 2021) ... Respondent Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 BNSS, to direct the Additional Mahila Court, Madurai to expedite the trial in C.C.No.2359 of 2022 on the file of the Additional Mahila Court, Madurai.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Ramesh For Respondent : Mr.P.Kottaichamy, Government Advocate(Crl.side) 1/5

ORDER

The petitioner, who is the defacto complainant in CC.No.2359 of 2022 on the file of the Additional Mahila Court, Madurai, has filed this petition seeking a direction to the trial Court to complete the trial within a time frame.

2.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has lodged a complaint before the respondent Police and the same has been registered in Cr.No.17 of 2021 for the offence under Sections 498(A), 294(b), 506(i) IPC. After investigation, final report has been filed on 19.10.2022 and the same was taken on file in CC.No.2359 of 2022, only on 07.03.2023 by the Additional Mahila Court, Madurai and thereafter, there is no progress in the trial. 3.The Constitution Bench of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in High Court Bar Association, Allahabad v. State of U.P. and Others [(2024) 2 SCR 946] has held that constitutional Courts should normally refrain from fixing a time-bound schedule for disposal of cases pending before any court, unless the circumstances so warrant. The relevant portion is extracted as under:- 2/5

"32.Therefore, constitutional Courts should not normally fix a time-bound schedule for disposal of cases pending in any Court. The pattern of pendency of various categories of cases pending in every Court, including High Courts, is different. The situation at the grassroots level is better known to the judges of the concerned Courts. Therefore, the issue of giving out-of turn priority to certain cases should be best left to the concerned Courts. The orders fixing the outer limit for the disposal of cases should be passed only in exceptional circumstances to meet extraordinary situations." 4.Therefore, this Court is not inclined to entertain this petition. However, since the petitioner contended that there is no progress in the trial, the Additional Mahila Court, Madurai shall complete the trail in CC.No.2359 of 2022, as expeditiously as possible. Accordingly, this criminal original petition is disposed of.

18.08.2025 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No Internet:Yes gns 3/5

To 1.The Additional Mahila Court, Madurai.

2.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Thallakulam, Madurai City.

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

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