Stanlikristober v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 19.11.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Crl.O.P.(MD).No.20333 of 2025 Stanlikristober ... Petitioner Vs.

The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. By the Inspector of Police, PEW Police Station, Alangudi, Pudukkottai District.

Cr.No.768/2024.

... Respondent Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to direct the learned District sessions and Essential Commodities Court, Pudukkottai, to expedite and complete the trial in C.C.No. 81 of 2025 on the file of learned Additional District and Sessions Cum Essential Commodities Court, Pudukkottai in connection with the case in Crime No.491 of 2024 on the file of the respondent within the stipulated time as fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : M/s.Vimala P For Respondent : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi Additional Public Prosecutor 1/4

ORDER

The petitioner seeks a direction to the Additional District and Sessions Cum Essential Commodities Court, Pudukkottai, to dispose of the case in C.C.No.81 of 2025, within a time frame.

2. Apart from referring to the merits of the case, the petitioner has not given any exceptional reason, as to why a direction to the learned Magistrate to complete the trial within the time frame should be given. The Honourable Supreme Court in the case of High Court Bar Association, Allahabad v. State of U.P. and Others [(2024) 2 SCR 946] has deprecated the practice of directing the trial Court to dispose of the case within the time frame. Hence this Court is not inclined to entertain this petition.

3.With the above observations, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed.

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To 1.The Inspector of Police, PEW Police Station, Alangudi, Pudukkottai District.

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

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SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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