Pradeep v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioner, an accused in a criminal case filed a plea for expeditious disposal. The Court, noting the petitioner had previously absconded and the case was on the Long Pending Register, directed the Magistrate to dispose of the case without much delay but refused to fix a specific time-bound direction against the Magistrate.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Chief Judicial Magistrate, Palakkad to dispose of C.C.No.163/2016 pending on its files without much delay.