IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT TUESDAY, THE 18TH DECEMBER 2007 / 27TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 Crl.MC.No. 3622 of 2007() ------------------------- CC.449/2003 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-III, KOZHIKODE .................... PETITIONER: ACCUSED ------------ ARIMBOOR PAPPACHAN, S/O.VELUKUTTY, CHALUSSERY HOUSE, VADAKKUMPURAM, ARIMBOOR POST, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.A.R.GANGADAS RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. I.V.SASI, S/O.CHANDU, IRUPPAM VEEDU, WEST HILL, KOZHIKODE. 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.GIKKU JACOB THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/12/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.M.C.No. 3622 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of December, 2007 O R D E R The petitioner is the first accused in a prosecution for the offence punishable under Section 420 r/w. 34 I.P.C. The crime was registered in 1999. The petitioner had surrendered before Court on 11.2.1999. Cognizance was taken and the case was registered as C.C. 66 of 2000. Thereafter the matter has been getting adjourned from time to time. The trial has already commenced, but the trial has not been completed. The case is now pending as C.C.449 of 2003 before the J.F.M.C.-III, Kozhikode. 2. The short prayer of the petitioner in this Crl.M.C. is that there may be a direction for expeditious completion of the trial. The petitioner, to be absolutely correct, must certainly have moved the learned Magistrate for an expeditious disposal. Without and before doing that he has come before this Court. Crl.M.C.No. 3622 of 2007 2 That inadequacy notwithstanding, I am of the opinion that the petitioner's prayer deserves sympathetic consideration. 3. Call for a report from he J.F.M.C.-III, Kozhikode. The learned Magistrate shall explain why the case has not been disposed of yet. The learned Magistrate shall also inform this court the probable time that is required to complete the trial and dispose of the case. I need only say that I expect the learned Magistrate to complete the trial with expedition and dispose of the matter. Await report of the learned Magistrate. Call on 17.12.2007. (R. BASANT) Judge tm