IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 17TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 26TH KARTHIKA 1933 OP(Crl.).No. 3727 of 2011(Q) ------------------------------------ SC.1642/2009 of ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT(ADHOC) III, KOLLAM CRIME NO. 01/2008 OF KOLLAM EXCISE ENFORCEMENT AND ANTI NARCOTIC CELL,SPECIAL SQUAD. ------------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S) : ---------------------- NAJEEB,S/O.MAJEED,AGED 27 YEARS, RESIDING AT NAJEEB MANZIL,VADAKKEKKARA VILLAGE, KADUVATHODU MURI, PATHANAPURAM THALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.V.JAYAKUMAR NAMBOODIRI RESPONDENT(S) : ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA TO BE REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM - 682 031. 2. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOLLAM EXCISE ENFORECEMENT AND ANTI NARCOTIC CELL , SPECIAL SQUAD - 691 001. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. RAJESH VIJAYAN. THIS OP (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING : NS O.P.(CRL) NO. 3727/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT. P1 : COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT IN CRIME NO. 01/08 OF KOLLAM EXCISE ENFORCEMENT AND NARCOTIC CELL, SPECIAL SQUAD. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL / TRUE COPY / P.A. TO JUDGE NS N.K. BALAKRISHNAN,J. ------------------------------------ OP (Crl) No. 3727 of 2011 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 17th day of November, 2011 ORDER Petitioner is one of the accused in a session case, SC No.1642/09 pending on the file of Additional District Court (Ad-hoc) III, Kollam. The offence alleged against the accused is under Section 20(b) (ii) (c) of N.D.P.S. Act. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as the petitioner is the breadwinner of the family, the delay in disposing the case is causing hardships to the petitioner and so the learned trial Judge may be directed to dispose of the case as early as possible. The learned counsel further submits that the case is now posted to 09/12/11 for framing charge. No time frame as such can be fixed for disposal of the case. The learned Additional District Judge (Ad-hoc)- III, Kollam will try to dispose of the case as early as possible but only in accordance with law after examination of all the witnesses. N.K. BALAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. smvd