- Court
- High Court of Madras
- Decided
- 7 November 2023
- Bench
- G.Ilangovan
- Case no.
- CRL OP(MD) 17199/2023
Judgment
O R D E R This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking direction to the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I/ Fast Track Court, Magistrate Level, Madurai to complete the case in S.T.C.No.714 of 2016 within a stipulated time as fixed by this Court.
¶2The crime is of the year 2013 and the final report was filed in the year 2013 and the same was taken on file in S.T.C.No.714 of 2016 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate (Fast Track Magistrate Level), Madurai. Without any progress, the case is pending for the past 7 years. Hence, the present petition has been filed.
¶3On 11.10.2023, this Court directed the registry to call for the report with regard to the stage of the said case and reason for the delay in disposing the case.
¶4Today, a report has been received from the concerned Court below and it was stated that the complainant died and so far his legal heirs are not brought on record. Therefore, the case was repeatedly adjourned. No proper application has been filed by his legal heirs to prosecute the case.
¶5In view of the above, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with a direction to the learned Judicial Magistrate (Fast Track Magistrate Level), Madurai to dispose of the case in S.T.C.No.174 of 2016 as per procedure within a period of one month from the date of receipt of copy of this order.
07.11.2023 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No tta To learned Judicial Magistrate No.I/ Fast Track Court, Magistrate Level, Madurai. G.ILANGOVAN
, J.
tta Crl.O.P.(MD)No.17199 of 2023
07.11.2023
Case details
Parties and counsel
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 07.11.2023 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN Crl.O.P(MD)No.17199 of 2021 R.Shanmugasundaram ... Petitioner Vs. M.Balachandran ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 482 Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I/ Fast Track Court, Magistrate Level, Madurai to complete the case in S.T.C.No.714 of 2016 within a stipulated time as fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.G.Kalyana Sundaram
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