Madras High Court
C.Rethinaswamy vs State Of Tamil Nadu on 13 June, 2018
Author: D.Krishnakumar
Bench: D.Krishnakumar
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 13.06.2018 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.KRISHNAKUMAR Crl.O.P.(MD) No.9537 of 2018 C.Rethinaswamy ... Petitioner vs. State of Tamil Nadu rep.by the Sub Inspector of Police Eraniel Police Station Crime No.39 of 2006 ... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal original petition filed, under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to direct the learned Principal District Munsiff-cum-Judicial Magistrate, Eraniel, to dispose the case in S.T.C.No.1538 of 2006, expeditiously. For Petitioner : Mr.J.Jhon Jayakumar For Respondent : Mr.K.K.Ramakrishnan Additional Public Prosecutor :ORDER
The petitioner has filed this criminal original petition, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, seeking for a direction to the learned Principal District Munsiff-cum-Judicial Magistrate, Eraniel, to dispose of the case in S.T.C.No.1538 of 2006, expeditiously.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the case in S.T.C.No.1538 of 2006, on the file of the learned Principal District Munsiff- cum-Judicial Magistrate, Eraniel, is pending disposal for more than twelve years.
3. Heard the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent and perused the materials placed on record.
4. In view of the fact that the case in S.T.C.No.1538 of 2006 is pending disposal for the past twelve years and there is a categorical direction from the Honourable Supreme Court as well as this Court to dispose of the old cases expeditiously by giving preference, the learned Principal District Munsiff-cum-Judicial Magistrate, Eraniel, is directed to dispose of the case in S.T.C.No.1538 of 2006, as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
5. The criminal original petition is disposed of with the above directions.
To:
1.The Principal District Munsiff
-cum-Judicial Magistrate, Eraniel.
2.The Sub Inspector of Police, Eraniel Police Station.
3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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