IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH : HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH (15TH) DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND TEN Present: Hon’ble Sri Justice G.V.SEETHAPATHY Criminal Petition No.12488 of 2010 Between: Mohd. Abdul Faheem …. Petitioner/A.1 And: State of A.P., through Public Prosecutor High Court Buildings, Hyderabad … Respondent Hon’ble Sri Justice G.V.SEETHAPATHY Criminal Petition No.12488 of 2010 ORDER: This petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking direction to the learned XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad to dispose of CC No.1078 of 2007 expeditiously. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent-State. Perused the record. 3. The petitioner along with others is facing prosecution for the offence under Section 498-A and 406 of IPC. After investigation, police filed charge sheet against the petitioner and others for the above said offences and the same was taken cognizance in CC No.1078 of 2007. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner-A.1 is employed in USA and that in obedience to the summons issued by the Court, he returned to India in March 2009 and ever since, he has been regularly attending the Court in connection with the above case and that there has been pressure from his employer to return and resume the work at USA, but however, the petitioner is unable to leave the country because of the pendency of the case. He would further submit in the event of delay of the disposal of the case, the petitioner stands risk of losing his job. In support of his plea, the petitioner produced pay slips and certificate issued by the employer regarding continuance of the employment of the petitioner in USA. Learned counsel for the petitioner therefore seeks a direction to the trial Court for expeditious disposal of the case. 4. In the circumstances and in view of the apprehension of the petitioner that he may lose his job in USA in the event of his prolonged stay in India and also the fact that the cognizance of the case was taken in the year 2007, it is considered that a direction can be issued to the learned XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad to make endeavour to dispose of the case expeditiously, preferably, within a period of four (4) months from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. 5. In the result, the criminal petition is disposed of accordingly with the above direction. ___________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J Date: 15.12.2010 Note: Issue CC by Monday i.e., 20.12.2010 (BO) bss