IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT MONDAY, THE 26TH MAY 2008 / 5TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 13881 of 2008(C) -------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER IN CRIME NO.204/03 IN CC.1266/2004 of JUDL. MAGI. OF FIRST CLASS-III, KOTTAYAM .................... PETITIONER: ------------- DILIP KUMAR, AGED 55 YEARS S/O.LATE RAGHAVAN, DILEEP SADANAM KANICHUKULANGARA, CHERTHALA TALUK ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.E.VETTATH SRI.V.EAPEN MATHAI SMT.A.R.USHA RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. S.I. OF POLICE KUMARAKOM POLICE STATION, KUMARAKOM, KOTTAYAM. BY DOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. ----------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 13881 OF 2008 ----------------------------------------------- Dated this the 26th day of May, 2008 JUDGMENT The grievance of the petitioner is that CC No. 1266 of 2004 pending before the JFCM-III, Kottayam, in which he is an accused is not being disposed of by the learned Magistrate. Report of the learned Magistrate was called for. The learned Magistrate has reported that there is a connected matter which is also pending and that both cases are ripe for trial. The learned Magistrate in the report dated 13.05.2008 undertakes that the matter shall be disposed of within a period of three months. 2. I am satisfied that no further specific directions are necessary in the matter. I only observe that the learned Magistrate must complete the trial as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, before 13.08.08 as undertaken by the learned Magistrate in the report dated 13.05.08. Compliance shall be reported to this court. 3. With the above observations, this Writ Petition is dismissed . R. BASANT, JUDGE ttb W.P.(C) No. 13881 OF 2008 2 W.P.(C) No. 13881 OF 2008 3 W.P.(C) No. 13881 OF 2008 4