IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOMAS P.JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2011 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1933 Crl.MC.No. 1027 of 2011() ------------------------------------ ST.NO.159/2011 OF JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE, PARAVOOR CRIME NO.1577/2010 OF CHATHANNOOR POLICE STATION ------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): PETITIONER/ACCUSED. ----------------------------------------------------------- RAJESH BABU, KALLINGAL HOUSE, MEENADU VILLAGE,KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SYAM J SAM RESPONDENT(S)/STATE AND DEFACTO COMPLAINANTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM REPRESENTED BY SI OF POLICE, CHATHANNOOR. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.J.MOHAMMED ANZAR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/03/2011, ALONG WITH CRMC.NO.1034/2011 AND CRMC.NO.1050/2011 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: sts THOMAS P.JOSEPH, J. ==================================== Crl. M.C. Nos.1027, 1034 and 1050 of 2011 ==================================== Dated this the 30th day of March, 2011 O R D E R These cases concerned cognizance taken against petitioners in S.T. Nos.159, 160 and 143 of 2011, respectively of the court of learned Judicial First Class Magistrate, Paravoor arising from Crime Nos.1577, 1579 and 1525 of 2011 respectively of Chathannur Police Station. Cognizance has been taken against petitioner for offence punishable under the Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001. Contending that cognizance has been taken by the learned Magistrate on the final reports submitted by the police under Section 173(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure petitioner filed petitions before the learned Magistrate either for discharge or other relief. Grievance of petitioner is that those petitions have not so far been disposed of. I have heard learned Public Prosecutor Also. 2. I am not going into the question whether cognizance taken is legal or not or Cognizance has been taken on the final reports or complaints as the case may be. Request in these proceedings is only for an early disposal of the petitions for discharge. I find that the petitions are filed either in February or CRL.M.C. No.1027 & connected cases -: 2 :- March, 2011. It is not as if petitions are pretty old so that this Court must issue a direction for early disposal. But I make it clear that it is open to the petitioner to request learned Magistrate to dispose of the petitions as early as possible and if any such request is made learned Magistrate shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders. Criminal Miscellaneous Cases are closed with the above direction. THOMAS P. JOSEPH, JUDGE. vsv