IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOMAS P.JOSEPH TUESDAY, THE 26TH APRIL 2011 / 6TH VAISAKHA 1933 Crl.MC.No. 1260 of 2011() ------------------------- CC.1106/2009 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-I, HOSDRUG .................... PETITIONER(S)/ACCUSED :- -------------------------------------- JOBI JOSEPH @ PUZHUPPALLAN JOBI, AGED 25 YEARS, S/O. JOSEPH, MUNDAKKAL HOUSE, JOSGIRI, PULINGOM VILLAGE, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SHAIJAN JOSEPH RESPONDENT(S)/COMPLAINANT :- ------------------------------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY S.I. OF POLICE, RAJAPURAM POLICE STATION, KASARAGOD DISTRICT.) THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR.C.M.NAZAR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: jvt THOMAS P. JOSEPH, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Crl.M.C. No.1260 of 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 26th day of April 2011 O R D E R Petitioner, a custody accused seeks direction for disposal of his case within a month from this day. Petitioner is involved in Crime No.73 of 2009 of Rajapuram Police Station and C.C.No.1106 of 2009 of the court of learned Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Hosdurg for offences punishable under Secs.457, 461 and 380 of the Indian Penal Code (for short, “the IPC”). Petitioner states that he is in judicial custody for last 20 months but the case is not disposed of so far. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that the case is posted on 23.5.2011 for further evidence and that two more witnesses of whom one belongs to Madurai are to be examined. 2. It is not in dispute that petitioner is in custody since long. Learned Magistrate is to give top priority for Crl.M.C. No.1260 of 2011 -: 2 :- disposal of cases involving custody accused. But, it is not proper to fix any time limit for disposal of the case. However, taking into account the fact that petitioner is in custody since long, learned Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Hosdurg is directed to give top priority for the case and dispose of the same as early as possible. Crl.M.C. is disposed of as above. THOMAS P. JOSEPH, JUDGE. Jvt