1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 30.11.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.PERIYA KARUPPIAH Crl.O.P.(MD).No.15668 of 2011 Muthu Rakku ... Petitioner Vs. The Inspector of Police District Crime Branch Sivagangai District ... Respondent PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the learned Judicial Magistrate No.1, Sivagangai, to expedite the trial and dispose of the trial proceedings in C.C.No. 101 of 2005 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Sivagangai, within a time stipulated by this Court. *** For Petitioner : Mr.V.SasiKumar For Respondent : Mr.P.Kannithevan Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side) O R D E R This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the learned Judicial Magistrate No.1, Sivagangai, to expedite the trial and dispose of the trial proceedings in C.C.No. 101 of 2005 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Sivagangai, within a time stipulated by this Court. 2. Heard Mr.V.SasiKumar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.P.Kannithevan, learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the State. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit in his argument that the petitioner is working as an Assistant of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation in Kumbakonam Division, Sivagangai and he was holding various important postings in AIDMK Labour Union and thereafter, he is able to get a post of APRO under the Chief Minister's Quota, for which, he produced some forged documents. He would further submit in his argument that the petitioner has paid huge amount and thereafter, he was cheated by the said persons. Hence, he has given a complaint before the District Crime Branch, Sivagangai on 17.06.2003 and the same was registered in Crime No. 2 of 2003 for the offences under Sections 420, 468, 471 read with Section 34 of IPC against 12 persons. He would further submit in his argument that the respondent police has also filed the charge sheet on 09.05.2005 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 against four persons, which was taken on file in C.C.No. 101 of 2005 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Sivagangai. The accused persons were arrested and later on released on bail. He would also submit in his argument that the accused persons did not co-operate with the conduct of the case and due to that, the trial is yet to be completed and there are number of cases pending against the accused persons. Therefore, he would request the Court that a direction may be issued to the learned Judicial Magistrate No.1, Sivagangai, to expedite the trial and dispose of the trial proceedings in C.C.No. 101 of 2005. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) would submit in his argument that 55 witnesses are yet to be examined and today the case is posted for hearing before the trial Court and the examination of witnesses will be expeditiously done and the trial could be completed within a period of four months before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Sivagangai. 5. Considering the submissions made by both sides, this Court is inclined to record the submissions of the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) that he would co-operate the said Court by examine the remaining witnesses as expeditiously as possible, I am inclined to direct the learned Judicial Magistrate No.1, Sivagangai, to conduct the trial of the case in C.C.No. 101 of 2005, as expeditiously as possible and to dispose the same on merits, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With the abovesaid direction, this Petition is disposed of. Sd/- Deputy Registrar(Writs) /True Copy/ Assistant Registar To 1. The Inspector of Police District Crime Branch Sivagangai District 2. The Additional Public Prosecutor Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court Madurai 3.The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Sivagangai vsg rl/4 c- 29.12.2011 Crl.O.P.(MD).No.15668 of 2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/