IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR MONDAY, THE 13TH DECEMBER 2010 / 22ND AGRAHAYANA 1932 OP(Crl.).No. 1116 of 2010(Q) --------------------------------------- CC.362/2009 of J.M.F.C. COURT-I, ATTINGAL CRIME NO. 64/2008 OF POTHANCODE POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/ DEFACTO COMPLAINANT -------------------------------------------------------- NANDAKUMAR NEDUNGADI, S/O. THIRUMULPAD, A-6, ALSA WOODLINE APARTMENT, THYCAUD.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.BINOY VASUDEVAN SMT.P.G.BABITHA RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM - 682 031. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, POTHANCODE POLICE STATION, POTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 584. R1 & R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS OP (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR,J. --------------------------------------------- O.P.(CRL.)NO.1116 OF 2010 --------------------------------------------- Dated 13th December, 2010 JUDGMENT De facto complainant in C.C.362/2009 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate's Court-I, Attingal filed this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure for a direction to the learned Magistrate to dispose the case within a time frame, contending that the accused has cheated the petitioner. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner was heard. 3. The offences were taken cognizance only in 2009. In such circumstances, petitioner is not entitled to a direction to dispose the case expeditiously, as sought for, even without impleading the accused. Petition is dismissed. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, JUDGE. uj.