IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.P.RAY WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH JULY 2011 / 29TH ASHADHA 1933 OP(Crl.).No. 2153 of 2011(Q) ----------------------------------- CC.623/2010 of JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT-II, PATHANAMTHITTA .................... PETITIONER: ---------------- K.E. MATHAI, AGED 76 YEARS, S/O. EASOW, RESIDING AT BENCY VILLA, MAROOR MURI, PRAMADOM VILLAGE, MALLASSERY.P.O, PATANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAVIKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- SMT. SOBHA RAJAN, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, W/O. RAJAN, THEKKINETH HOUSE, MULLANIKADU.P.O, OAMALLOOR PATHANAMTHITTA - 689 645. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. B. JAYASURYA THIS OP (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs O.P.(C). NO. 2153/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 05/04/2010 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER AGAINST THE RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs B.P.RAY, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P.(Crl)No.2153 OF 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 20th day of July, 2011 ORDER Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 2. Petitioner is the defacto complainant in C.C.No.623/2010 pending on the file of the Judicial First Magistrate Court-II, Pathanamthitta for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The prayer in this petition is to direct the Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Pathanamthitta to consider and dispose of C.C.623/2010 at an early date. 3. Petitioner shall file an application before the learned Magistrate in the aforementioned case to expedite the trial of the case and complete the trial by a specified date. If such an application for early hearing is filed, the trial court shall expedite the trial and conclude the trial by the end of March 2012. Original Petition (Crl.) is disposed of as above. B.P.RAY, JUDGE jes