High Court of KeralaOP(Crl.)/109/2015closed

Geetha Mohan v. State Of Kerala

2015-10-08Honourable Mr. Justice P.Ubaid3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.UBAID THURSDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2015/16TH ASWINA, 1937 OP(Crl.).No. 109 of 2015 (Q) ----------------------------- IN CC 282/2014 of ADDL.CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PETITIONER/PETITIONER:

------------------------ GEETHA MOHAN, AGED 65 YEARS, D/O. LATE LEKSHMI, H.NO.8, N.S.S.

KARAYOGAM ROAD, P.O. ANAYARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695029.

BY ADV. SRI.S.MOHANDAS RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:

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1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM.

2. V.CHANDRASEKHARAN NAIR, RAGENDHU, ARASAMMOODU, P.O.ANAYARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695029.

R2 BY ADV. SRI.R.T.PRADEEP R1 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.SHEEBA.M.T THIS OP (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08-10-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

OP(Crl.).No. 109 of 2015 (Q) ----------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:

---------------------- EXHIBIT P1- COPY OF FIR NO. 12 OF 2014 OF PETTAH POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.

RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS --------------------- NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE ab

P.UBAID, J.

--------------------------------------- O.P(Crl) No.109 of 2015 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of October, 2015

J U D G M E N T

The petitioner herein is the defacto complainant in C.C No.282/2014 of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Thiruvananthapuram. She seeks a direction under Article 227 of the Constitution to the trial court to expedite the trial and disposal of the case, on the consideration that she is a senior citizen. There is a report by the learned Magistrate that the accused has not so far appeared in the case, and that warrant of arrest is now pending. The learned Magistrate has also reported that the case could be disposed of within four months from the date of appearance of the accused. The accused, who is the 2nd respondent herein is represented by learned counsel. The learned counsel submits that the accused will surrender before the learned Magistrate on or before 20.11.2015. In such a situation, the report of the learned Magistrate that the case could be disposed of within four months from the date of appearance is recorded, and the Original petition is closed. P.UBAID JUDGE ab