IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOMAS P.JOSEPH TUESDAY, THE 31ST MAY 2011 / 10TH JYAISHTA 1933 OP(Crl.).No. 1734 of 2011(Q) ---------------------------- CRA.22/2011 of SESSIONS COURT, KASARAGOD .................... PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- 1. SREEDHARAN T, SREENILAYAM ,KOOMBALA, KARASOOKA, MULLERIA, KASARAGOD. 2. SEBASTIAN C.P., CHOORI, KUNDLU, KASARAGOD. BY ADVS. SRI.AUGUSTINE JOSEPH, SRI.K.S.ROCKEY. RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KASARAGOD 671 121. R1 & R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. MANU THIS OP (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss THOMAS P. JOSEPH, J. -------------------------------------- O.P.(Crl.) No.1734 of 2011 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 31st day of May, 2011. JUDGMENT Petitioners are accused in C.C.No.361 of 2004 of the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kasaragod for offence punishable under Section 379 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. During the pendency of the case petitioners who are policemen were suspended from service on 29.05.1999. Learned Chief Judicial Magistrate entered conviction and sentence on petitioners which they challenged before learned Sessions Judge, Kasaragod in appeal. The appeal was allowed and the case was remitted to the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate for fresh decision. Again, learned Chief Judicial Magistrate convicted petitioners and sentenced them accordingly. Petitioners have preferred Crl.Appeal No.22 of 2011 before learned Sessions Judge, Kasaragod. The prayer in this petition is for a direction to the learned Sessions Judge for early disposal of the appeal since petitioners were suspended from service on 29.05.1999 and it is submitted that they are on the verge of retirement. I have heard learned Public Prosecutor also. 2. Having regard to the circumstances it is only appropriate that the appeal is disposed of as early as possible. Resultantly this Criminal Miscellaneous Case is disposed of OP(Crl) No.1734/2011 2 directing learned Sessions Judge, Kasaragod to dispose of Crl.Appeal No.22 of 2011 as early as possible having regard to the circumstances stated above. THOMAS P.JOSEPH, Judge. cks