IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 6TH JULY 2010 / 15TH ASHADHA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 2339 of 2010() ------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER IN CRMP.1016/2010 IN SC.227/2008 of SESSIONS COURT, KASARAGOD .................... PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED ---------------------- MR.ABDUL KHADER,S/O.MOHAMMED, THAIATHADY(H),MACHAMBADY,SADAJA VILLAGE, KASARAGOD TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.T.B.SHAJIMON SMT.GOVINDU P.RENUKADEVI RESPONDENT(S): STATE -------------------- STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY S H O KASARAGOD POLICE STATION,REP;BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR.C.S.HRITHICK THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------------- Crl.M.C. No.2339 of 2010 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of July, 2010 ORDER Petitioner, who is the 1st accused in Crime No.352/07 of Manjeshwar Police Station, for offences punishable under Sections 427 and 308 read with 34 IPC and now pending before the Additional Sessions Judge, Ad-Hoc-I, Kasaragod as S.C.No.227/2008, seeks an early disposal of the said case since the petitioner is in custody as an under-trial prisoner. 2. This Court called for remarks of the Court below and also wanted to know the minimum period within which the above case could be disposed of. As per letter dated 2.7.2010 from the Additional Sessions Judge, (Ad- Hoc-III), Kasargod, it is stated that consequent on the retirement of the Judge, who was presiding the Court of Sessions, Ad-Hoc-I, Kasargod, no Officer has been posted so far and that Sri.C.K Somarajan, Additional Sessions Judge, Ad-Hoc-III, Kasargod is in full additional charge of Crl.M.C. No.2339 of 2010 : 2 : the said Court as well. Having regard to the fact that the petitioner is an under-trial prisoner, the above sessions case is directed to be disposed of within three months of receipt of a copy of this judgment. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE dmb