N.Vijayakumar v. The Inspector of Police

ORDER This criminal original petition has been filed by the petitioner/de facto complainant seeking expeditious disposal of CC.No.6067 of 2025 pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court No.VI, Coimbatore, arising out of the FIR in Crime No.3 of 2014 registered for the offences under Sections 120B, 420, 423 and 511 of IPC on the file of the respondent, within a stipulated time.

¶2The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the case is of the year 2014 and due to the administrative reasons, it has been Page2 of 4 transferred to several Courts and now, it has been taken up for trial in C.C.No.6067 of 2025, on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.VI, Coimbatore. She further submitted that the petitioner has been suffering for more than ten years and hence, this Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking early disposal.

¶3When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent submitted that the case is at the stage of service of summons and the case now stands posted on 13.03.2026.

¶4Heard learned counsel on either side and perused the materials available on record.

¶5It is pertinent to state that a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, in the case of High Court Bar Association, Allahabad vs. State of Uttar Pradesh reported in (2024) 6 SCC 267, has held that the constitutional courts, in the ordinary course, should refrain from fixing a time-bound schedule for the disposal of cases pending before any other court. The relevant portion of the said decision for the sake of ready reference is reproduced below: "47.3. Constitutional courts, in the ordinary course, should refrain from fixing a time-bound schedule for the disposal of cases pending before any other courts. Constitutional courts may issue directions for the time-bound disposal of cases only in exceptional circumstances. The issue of prioritising the disposal of cases Page3 of 4 should be best left to the decision of the courts concerned where the cases are pending." (emphasis supplied by this Court).

¶6It has also been held in the aforesaid extracted portion that in exceptional circumstances, constitutional courts may issue directions for time bound disposal of cases.

¶7Considering the facts and circumstances of this case and also considering that the case which arises out of the FIR registered in the year 2014, has been transferred to several Courts and now taken up for trial in C.C.No.6067 of 2025 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.VI, Coimbatore, which, in the opinion of this Court, is an exceptional circumstance, this Court directs the learned Judicial Magistrate No.VI, Coimbatore, to ensure that the summonses are served on the accused at the earliest and to dispose of the case in C.C.No.6067 of 2025, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of one year from 13.03.2026, i.e., the next date of hearing.

¶8With the above direction, this criminal original petition stands disposed of. 26-02-2026 SRM Page4 of 4

A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J. SRM To:

¶1The Judicial Magistrate No.VI, Coimbatore.

¶2The Inspector of Police Anti Land Grabbing Special Cell, Coimbatore District.

¶3The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court. 26-02-2026

Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 26-02-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA N.Vijayakumar ..Petitioner Vs The Inspector of Police Anti Land Grabbing Special Cell, Coimbatore District. ..Respondent Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to direct the learned Judicial Magistrate No.VI, Coimbatore, to commence and complete the trial in CC.No.6067 of 2025 within a time frame fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Ms.J.P.Dhanyasree For Respondent : Mr.S.Santhosh, Government Advocate (Criminal Side)