Aarthi v. The Deputy Superintendent of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Criminal Original Jurisdiction Thursday, the Fourteenth day of August Two Thousand and Twenty Five PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.VADAMALAI CRL OP(MD). No.21202 of 2023 Aarthi ... Petitioner Vs 1 The Deputy Superintendent Of Police, Sivagangai Sub Division, Sivagangai District. Sivagangai Town Police Station Crime No. 5 of 2017 2 Dhana Sekaran @ Thondai Dhanasekaran

3 Selva @ Muthuselvam @ Thirumuthu Selvam 4 Mookaiya

5 Vicky @ Vigneshwaran

6 Raja

7 Aasaithambi

8 Soundarapandian

9 Manikandan @ Kundumani

10 Ajith @ Ajith Kumar

11 Anand @ Gumsa Anand @ Anantha Krishnan 12 Packiaraj

13 Vadivel

14 Karvendan

15 Karthick ... Respondents Prayer :- Criminal Original Petition filed under 482 of Criminal Procedure Code to direct the learned Special court for Exclusive trial of offences under SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989 to conduct the trial in Spl S.C No. 64 of 2018 and complete the same within the time frame stipulated by this Hon'ble Court. ORDER:- This Petition coming on for hearing on this day under the caption 'Extension of time for 'Lower Court' and upon perusing earlier order dated

27.11.2023 and the requisition submitted by the Session Judge (FAC), Special Court for Exclusive Trial of cases under SC/ST(POA) Act 1989, Sivagangai in D.No.801/2025 dated 04.07.2025 seeking to grant a further period of three months to dispose of the case in Spl.S.C.No.64 of 2018 this Court made the following Order: 'This petition has been listed today under the caption ''for extension of time'' to dispose of the case in Spl.S.C.No.64/2018 pending on the file of the learned Sessions Judge(FAC), Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989, Sivagangai.

¶2The learned Sessions Judge(FAC), Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989, Sivagangai has sent a letter in D.No.801/2025 dated 04.07.2025, requesting extension of further time to dispose of Spl.S.C.No.64 of 2018, pursuant to the order of this Court dated 27.11.2023.

¶3Being satisfied with the reasons assigned by the learned Sessions Judge(FAC), Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989, Sivagangai., this Court is inclined to grant further time to dispose of the above case. Accordingly, three months time is extended for disposing the case in Spl.S.C.No.64 of 2018 from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.' Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-II) // True Copy // / /2025 Sub Assistant Registrar (CS - I/II/III/IV) TO The Sessions Judge (FAC), Special Court for Exclusive Trial of cases under SC/ST(POA) Act 1989, Sivagangai. Copy to: The Section Officer, Criminal Section, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

ORDER DATED : 14/08/2025 ========================== EXTENSION OF TIME ========================== CRL OP(MD). No.21202 of 2023 Giving direction and etc. as stated within. TS (09/09/2025) 4P/3C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from

17.07.2023.