IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 21ST MAGHA 1931 Crl.MC.No. 482 of 2010() ------------------------ AGAINST THE ORDER IN CRA 331/2010 & CRA.326/2010 of SESSIONS COURT, KOLLAM CC.64/04 & 69/04 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-II(FOREST OFFENCES),PUNALUR .................... PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED ---------------------- H.MUHAMMAD KUNJU(BABU), S/O.HAMEED KUNJU, PUTHEN BUNGLOW, PANANGODU, VALAKKDOU, PUNALUR. BY ADV. SRI.M.DINESH RESPONDENT(S): STATE AND COMPLAINANT ------------------------------------ 1. J.FRANCIS, S/O.JOSEPH, THALAMOOTTIL VEEDU, VANCHIYOOR, NEDUMKAYAM, PUNALUR. 2. JACOB K.THOMAS, KAIPPURATHU VEEDU, KARAVALOOR P.O., PUNALUR. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PP MR.S U NAZAR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.BHAVADASAN, J. ------------------------------------- Cr. MC No.482 of 2010 ------------------------------------- Dated 10th February 2010 Order This is a petition filed under S.482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, praying for a direction to the Sessions Court, Kollam to dispose of Annexures A2 and A4 appeals within a time frame fixed by this Court. 2. The petitioner was prosecuted in two cases for the offence under S.138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. He was found guilty and was convicted for both the offences. Thereafter, he filed appeals against the said Judgments, which are produced in this petition as Annexures 2 and 4. The petitioner is presently undergoing imprisonment. Therefore, he prays that there may be a direction to the Sessions Court, Kollam to dispose of the said appeals. 3. Considering the fact that the petitioner is presently undergoing imprisonment, it is only appropriate that the Appellate Court disposes of the appeals filed by him. Accordingly, there will be a direction to the Sessions Court, Kollam to dispose of Annexures A2 and A4 appeals filed by the petitioner as CRMC 482/10 2 expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The Petition is disposed of as above. P.BHAVADASAN, JUDGE sta CRMC 482/10 3