IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOMAS P.JOSEPH TUESDAY, THE 22ND MARCH 2011 / 1ST CHAITHRA 1933 OP(Crl.).No. 1155 of 2011(Q) ----------------------------------------- CMP.NOS.49/2011, 79/2011 & 128/2011 of J.M.F.C., ALATHUR .................... PETITIONER/CLAIM PETITIONER ----------------------------------------------- P.V.GEORGE, S/O.VARKEY, PURAYIDATHIL HOSUE, POOVATHODU.P.O., THIDANADU, KOTTAYAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.BABY THOMAS SRI.LATHEESH SEBASTIAN RESPONDENT(S): STATE AND ACCUSED ------------------------------------------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM-31. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VADAKKANCHERRY POLICE STATION.PIN- 678 683 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MANGALAM DAM POLICE STATION.PIN- 678 706 R1 TO R3 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.J.MOHAMMED ANZAR THIS OP (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts THOMAS P.JOSEPH, J. ==================================== O.P(Crl.) No.1155 of 2011 ==================================== Dated this the 22nd day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is the owner of a Mahindra Xylo Car bearing reg. No.KL-45/D-3339. It is claimed he is engaged in the business of renting cars. The said vehicle was seized by the police in connection with Crime Nos.173 and 177 of 2010 of Mangalam Dam police station and Crime No.1011 of 2010 of Wadakkancherry Police Station (Palakkad District) in connection with offences punishable under Sections 457 and 380 of the IPC. Vehicle was produced before the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate, Alathur. Petitioner filed C.M.P. Nos.49, 79, 128 of 2011 for interim custody of the vehicle but learned Magistrate has not so far disposed of those applications. Learned counsel submits that on account of not disposing the applications vehicle is remaining idle and getting damaged. Petitioner seeks a direction for a time bound disposal of the said applications. 2. Without understanding pendency of cases and priority for disposal of older cases no direction for a time bound disposal of the applications can be issued. But having regard to the fact that O.P(CRL.) No.1155 of 2011 -: 2 :- the vehicle is remaining in the court premises idle for the last few months and getting damaged it is directed that learned Magistrate shall dispose of the applications in Crime Nos.173, 177 and 1011 of 2010 expeditiously if there is no legal impediment in doing so, after giving notice to all persons concerned. Original Petition is disposed of as above. THOMAS P. JOSEPH, JUDGE. vsv