Philip Jayasingh v. The Inspector of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 05.09.2023 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN Crl.O.P.(MD) No.15994 of 2023 Philip Jayasingh ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The State rep.by The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli.

2.Prema ..Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to direct the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tirunelveli, to dispose of the case in C.C.No.1103 of 2023, in a time bound manner as fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.T.Vadivelan For R1 : Mr.S.S.Madhavan Government Advocate (crl.side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tirunelveli, to dispose of the case in C.C.No. 1103 of 2023 within a time stipulated by this Court.

¶2The petitioner has preferred a complaint before the first respondent and the same was registered in Crime No.25 of 1996 for the offence punishable under Sections 418, 463, 464, 471 r/w. Section 341 IPC. Thereafter, a final report was filed on 17.03.2002 and the same was taken on file in C.C.No.1 of 2016 by the learned Judicial Magistrate, Tirunelveli and subsequently, it was transferred to the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tirunelveli and the same was numbered as C.C.No. 1103 of 2023.

¶3To verify the stage of the case, the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tirunelveli, was directed to submit a report on 04.09.2023 and the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tirunelveli, has submitted a report that the case is posted for furnishing copies on 06.10.2023. Hence, considering the fact that the case is pending for the past 28 years, this Court is inclined to issue a direction to the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tirunelveli, to dispose of C.C.No.1103 of 2023, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

¶4Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

Index : Yes/No

05.09.2023 Internet : Yes/No ssb To

1.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli.

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

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05.09.2023