Ganesan v. The Inspector of Police

ORDER This Criminal Original Petition has been filed, invoking Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking direction to the Judicial Magistrate No.II, Pudukottai to dispose of the C.C.No.86 of 2019 within a stipulated time as fixed by this Court.

¶2The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that on the basis of the complaint given by the petitioner, FIR came to be registered in Crime No.1 of 2018 and the respondent police, after completing the investigation, has laid the final report and the case was taken on file in C.C.No.86 of 2019 and is pending on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Pudukottai. He would further submit that the case is pending from 2019 without any progress.

¶3The main grievance of the petitioner is that FIR was registered in the year 2018.

¶4Considering the oldness of the crime, there shall be a direction to the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Pudukottai, to complete the trial and dispose of the case in C.C.No.86 of 2019 within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

¶5With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of.

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1.The Judicial Magistrate No.II, Pudukottai.

2.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Pudukottai.

3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. G.ILANGOVAN,J. tta Dated: 28.03.2023

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 28.03.2023 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN Ganesan ... Petitioner/ Defacto Complainant Vs. The State through The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Pudukottai. ... Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, directing the Judicial Magistrate No.II, Pudukottai to dispose of the C.C.No.86 of 2019 within a stipulated time as fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar For Respondent : Mr.P.Kottai Chamy Government Advocate (Crl. Side)