Sudhan.K v. Mrs.Janeth Fathima

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :28.07.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN K.Sudhan ... Petitioner Vs.

Mrs.Janeth Fathima ... Respondent PRAYER : Petition filed under Section 397 r/w 401 of the Criminal Procedure Code, to call for the records pertaining to the Impugned order in Crl.M.P.No.4434 of 2022 in S.T.C.No.83 of 2022 dated 07.10.2022, on the file of the Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Negotiable Instrument Act, Tirunelveli and to set aside the same.

For Petitioner :Ms.I.Pinayagash

O R D E R

This Criminal Revision Petition has been filed against the impugned order in Crl.M.P.No.4434 of 2022 in S.T.C.No.83 of 2022 dated 07.10.2022 on the file of the Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Negotiable

Instrument Act, Tirunelveli.

2. The petitioner herein lodged a complaint before the Judicial Magistrate, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Negotiable Instrument Act, Tirunelveli, in S.T.C.No.83 of 2022, to take action against the respondent herein. During pendency of the said proceedings, the petitioner filed Crl.M.P.No.4434 of 2022 seeking 20% of the cheque amount as per Section 143 (A) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, and the same was dismissed by the trial Court. Hence, the petitioner filed this criminal revision case before this Court.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner confined his relief only to issue a direction to the learned trial judge to complete the trial.

4. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Judicial Magistrate, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Negotiable Instrument Act, Tirunelveli, is directed to complete the trial within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this

order.

5. With the above direction, this Criminal Revision Case is disposed of.

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K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.

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