Venugopal v. The State Of Kerala
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.UBAID MONDAY, THE 17TH DAY OF AUGUST 2015/26TH SRAVANA, 1937 Crl.MC.No. 4686 of 2015 ------------------------- IN S.C NO.192/2015 OF THE ADDITIONAL SESSIONS COURT I, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PETITIONER/ACCUSED:
--------------------- VENUGOPAL, AGED 53 YEARS, S/O.APPUKUTTAN NAIR, MANALIKKARA PUTHEN VEEDU, BEHIND GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL, PUNNAMOODU, KALLIYUR VILLAGE, PALLICHAL POST, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695020 BY ADV. SRI.V.S.THOSHIN RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT:
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1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM THROUGH THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NEMOM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695001
2. SREEKUMAR @ PATHUPANNIKKAR, AGED 42 YEARS, S/O.KRISHNANKUTTY, KARAKATTUVILA VEEDU, NEAR KSEB OFFICE, KALLIYUR, PALLICHAL POST - 695 020 (DEFACTO COMPLAINANT/FATHER OF MINOR) R1 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT.S.HYMA THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17-08-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
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P.UBAID, J.
--------------------------------------- Crl.M.C No.4686 of 2015 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of August, 2015
O R D E R
The petitioner herein is the accused in S.C. No.192/2015 before the Additional Sessions Court I, Thiruvananthapuram, involving the offence punishable under Section 377 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act. In this Crl.M.C filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure the petitioner seeks a direction to the court below to dispose of the case within a time frame fixed by the court. As required by the Court, the learned trial judge submitted report dated 7.8.2015 that the total pendency of the cases is 2268, and that S.C No.192/2015 stands posted to 7.1.2016. It appears that charge is yet to be framed in the case. The learned trial judge has also reported that she is confident that the case could be disposed of by 30.11.2015. When the total pendency in the court below is more than 2000, it would be inappropriate for this Court to direct the court below to dispose of the case within a particular time frame. However, the report submitted by the trial judge is recorded, and this Criminal Miscellaneous Case is accordingly closed.
Sd/- P.UBAID JUDGE ab