THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO.1363 of 2011 Date: 04.07.2011 Between: E.Harinath …..Petitioner And The State of A.P., through P.S., Kachiguda, rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad and another …..Respondents THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO.1363 of 2011 ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and also learned Additional Public Prosecutor. 2. Petitioner herein is accused No.1 in C.C.No.380 of 2003 on the file of the Court of the IV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad (trial Court). It is seen that he is also accused in C.C.No.654 of 2003 on the file of the trial Court. One case has been registered by the concerned police for an offence of cheating punishable under Section 420 I.P.C. and the other case is a complaint case filed by the concerned Drugs Inspector for the offences punishable under Sections 18(c), 18(a) (i), 27(b)(ii) and 27(c) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. 3. The plea of the petitioner is that both the cases arise out of the same transaction i.e. possession of some VGR-50 tablets of Fitzer company, U.S.A. It is not necessary to go into those details. As both the cases were pending on the file of the trial Court, the petitioner herein filed Crl.M.P.No.991 of 2011 for a joint trial of both the cases. The trial Court, however by its order dated 13.4.2011, observed that the trial in both the cases can be held simultaneously and no prejudice would be caused to the accused. 4. It may be noted that basic rule enacted in Section 218 Cr.P.C. is that every distinct offence for which a charge framed should be tried separately subject of course to the exceptions laid down in the other sections which permit a joint trial. Separate trials for offences is always considered desirable in a situation like this. In the circumstances, I am of the opinion that the impugned order of the trial Court does not suffer from any infirmity or illegality. The trial Court shall however post both the cases on the same dates and proceed with the matters as expeditiously as possible. 5. Accordingly with the above direction, this criminal revision case is disposed of at the admission stage. ___________________________ JUSTICE N.RAVI SHANKAR 4th July, 2011. Tjmr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO.1363 of 2011 DATE: 04.07.2011