1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 28.11.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.PERIYA KARUPPIAH Criminal Original Petition (MD)No.15367 of 2011 R.Ponnusamy Goundar ... Petitioner Vs. The Sub-Inspector of Police, Ambilikkai Police Station, Oddanchathiram Taluk, Dindigul District. ... Respondent PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the learned Judicial Magistrate, Oddanchathiram to complete the trial of the case in C.C.No.624 of 2010 within the time frame. For Petitioner :Mr.S.R.Suresh Kumar For Respondent :Mr.P.Kannithevan Govt. Advocate, Crl. Side O R D E R This petition has been filed to direct the Judicial Magistrate, Oddachanthiram to complete the trial in C.C.No.624 of 2010 within the time stipulated by this Court. 2.Heard Mr.S.R.Suresh Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.P.Kannithevan, learned Government Advocate(Crl. Side) appearing for the State. 3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit in his argument that he is the defacto complainant in the case in C.C.No.624 of 2010 pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate, Oddanchathiram and the same is pending from the year 2010. He would further submit that trial Court granted repeated adjournments and hence, he request the Court to direct the Judicial Magistrate to dispose of the case within a short span of time. 4.The learned Government Advocate(Crl. Side) would submit in his argument that P.W.1 was already examined and the evidence was recorded by the learned Magistrate and the case is now posted to 07.12.2011 for examination of further witnesses of the prosecution viz., P.Ws.6, 9 to 11. He would further submit in his argument that there are 23 witness in total and therefore sufficient time may be granted for completion of examination of witnesses and for the disposal of the case by the learned Judicial Magistrate. 5. Considering the submissions made on both sides, I could see that the learned Judicial Magistrate, Oddanchathiram has commenced the recording of evidence and it is posted to 07.12.2011 for examination of P.Ws.6, 9 to 11 on the side of the prosecution. Therefore, I could see that the case https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 is steadily progressing. In the said circumstances, it has become necessary for this Court to issue a direction to expedite the trial. Accordingly, this Court directs the learned Judicial Magistrate Oddanchathiram to dispose of the case in C.C.No.707 of 2008, as expeditiously as possible, after giving opportunity to both parties, on or before 29.02.2012. 6.With the aforesaid direction, this criminal original petition is ordered accordingly. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AE) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(C.S) TO 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Oddanchathiram 2.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Ambilikkai Police Station, Oddanchathiram Taluk, Dindigul District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. pm Crl.O.P.(MD) No.15367 of 2011 28.11.2011 TR : 07.12.2011: 2p/4c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/