The Kerala High Court allowed a Criminal Miscellaneous Petition filed by an undertrial prisoner seeking speedy disposal of his father's murder case. The single-judge bench directed the magistrate to conclude the trial by December 31, 2017.
Directed the learned Magistrate to make all efforts to dispose of the case before 31.12.2017.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.ABRAHAM MATHEW
THURSDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF JULY 2017/29TH ASHADHA, 1939
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CC 4579/2014 OF JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT, KOTHAMANGALAM CC 372/2012 OF JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT-I, ALUVA FIR NO. 100/2012 OF PUTHENCRUZ POLICE STATION , ERNAKULAM
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PETITIONER:
VINU JOHN, AGED 43 YEARS, S/O.JOHN VARGHESE, 7D, PERIYAR RESIDENCY, ALUVA (NOW AT VIYYUR CENTRAL JAIL AS UNDERTRIAL PRISONER WITH NO.9261). BY ADV. SRI.K.T.THOMAS
RESPONDENT:
STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM.
BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI AMJAD ALI
THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20-07-2017, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
K.V.
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PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS -----------------------
ANNEXURE I TRUE COPY OF THE FIR NO.100/2012 OF PUTHENCRUZE POLICE STATION ANNEXURE 2 TRUE COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT IN FIR NO.100/2017 OF PUTHENCRUZE POLICE STATION. ANNEXURE 3 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 06.03.2014 IN CC NO.372/2012 OF THE JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT-I, ALUVA.
RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS NIL
/TRUE COPY/
P.S.TO JUDGE
K.V.
K. ABRAHAM MATHEW, J.
Crl.M.C. No. 4357 of 2017
Dated this the 20th day of July, 2017
O R D E R
Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C.
In the result, this Crl.M.C. is allowed. The learned magistrate is directed to make all efforts to dispose of the case before 31.12.2017.
Sd/- K. ABRAHAM MATHEW JUDGE
bka/-
1 issue framed by the court
Whether to allow the petitioner's prayer for speedy disposal of the criminal trial.
VINU JOHN
STATE OF KERALA
K. ABRAHAM MATHEW
As recorded by the court registry
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