IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 21ST JANUARY 2008 / 1ST MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 2071 of 2008(V) ------------------------- CC.68/2007 of CHIEF JUDL.MAGISTRATE, ERNAKULAM .................... PETITIONER: ------------ K.V. NANDAKUMAR, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O. VISWANATHA PAI, KALAPPARAMBATH HOUSE, AZAD ROAD, ALUVA. BY ADV. SRI.C.P.UDAYABHANU RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT: ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE S.I. OF POLICE (CRIME 119/2007) CENTRAL POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. K.S. SIVAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J ...................................... W.P. (C) No. 2071 of 2008 ...................................... Dated: 21st January 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner who is the accused in C.C. 68 of 2001 on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ernakulam for offences punishable under Sections 454, 461 and 381 I.P.C. seeks a direction to the Chief Judl. Magistrate for an early disposal of the above criminal case. According to the petitioner the prosecution allegation that on 19-1- 2007 at about 12 noon he broke open the A.T.M. Machine and stealthily removed 227 currency notes of Rs. 500 denomination is a palpably false case and the pendency of the criminal case will prejudicially affect him in the departmental proceedings against him. Hence, the request for an early disposal of C.C. 68 of 2007. 2. I see no reason why the prayer of the petitioner should not be granted but having regard to the pendency of W.P. (C) No. 2071 of 2008 -:2:- the cases before the Chief Judl. Magistrate it may not be expedient to direct the Chief Judl. Magistrate to dispose of the above case within three months, as prayed for by the petitioner. 2. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the Chief Judl. Magistrate Ernakulam to expedite the trial of C.C. 68 of 2007. The said case shall be disposed of as early as possible and at any rate within six months of the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Communicate a copy of this order to the Chief Judl. Magistrate, Thrissur. V.RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE). ani W.P. (C) No. 2071 of 2008 -:3:-