IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 4TH JANUARY 2008 / 14TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 480 of 2008(F) ------------------------ CC.283/2006 of JFCM,PATTAMBI CRIME NO. 35/2006 of THRITHALA POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER: ------------ SHINODH P.R., S/O. RAMAN, AGED 29 YEARS, PANDITHARAYIL HOUSE, PONNANI SOUTH POST, PONNANI-679 586, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHEEP ANKARATH SMT.PRIYA VIJAYAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTING SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THRITHALA POLICE STATION. 2. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI. K.S. SIVAKUMAR, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR , J. ========================== W.P. (C) No. 480 of 2008 ========================== Dated this the 4th day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioner, who is facing trial as 3rd accused in C.C. No. 283/2006 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Pattambi for offences punishable under Sections 323, 341, 448, 498A r/w Section 34 IPC, seeks a direction to expedite the trial in the said case as he has got selection as Driver Police Constable and the pendency of the above case may mar his career. According to the petitioner, the allegations levelled against him by the complainant who is his sister-in- law is false. 2. In view of the predicament in which the petitioner is placed, I see no reason why the direction prayed cannot be granted. Accordingly, the JFCM is directed to expedite the trial of C.C. No. 283/2006 and dispose of the same within a reasonable time, at any rate within 4 months of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In case the Magistrate is unable to adhere to the above time frame, he shall send a report to the registry of this Court through proper channel explaining the reasons as to why the above time frame could not be adhered to. W.P.(C) is disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv