Accused sought a direction under Article 227 for speedy disposal of his pending Sessions case in Ernakulam. On a court report indicating ten months were needed, the High Court directed disposal within one year and disposed of the petition.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K. BABU
THURSDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF MARCH 2024 / 1ST CHAITHRA, 1946
OP(CRL.) NO. 150 OF 2024
AGAINST SC NO.1490 OF 2023 OF I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND
SESSIONS COURT, ERNAKULAM
PETITIONER:
OKONKWO EMMANUEL CHIDUBE
AGED 32 YEARS
S/O JOHN OKONKWO, ARAH VILLAGE, NOSE IN AWK SOUTH
LAGA ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA, NOW RESIDING AT GRACE
VILLA 281, 1ST STAGE, 3RD CROSS, KVP NAGAR,
SALAHALLI EAST, NORTH BANGLORE, KARNATAKA, PIN -
560014
BY ADVS.
P.S.ANISHAD
LIMNA BHASKARAN
T.AJITH KUMAR
ARCHANA MITHRAN O.K.
RESPONDENT:
STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,
HIGH COURT OF KERALA, PIN – 682031.
BY SRI.G.SUDHEER-PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
THIS OP (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
21.03.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
K.BABU, J
O.P(Crl.) No.150 of 2024
Dated this the 21st day of March, 2024
J U D G M E N T
The prayers in this Original Petition (Crl.) filed under Article 227
of the Constitution of India are as follows:
required for the disposal of S.C.No.1490/2023 in which the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge I, Ernakulam stated that ten months' time is required for the disposal of the case.
production of a certified copy of this judgment.
The Original Petition is disposed of as above.
SD/-
ab
K.BABU, JUDGE
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APPENDIX OF OP(CRL.) 150/2024
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
Exhibit P1A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 29/05/2023
IN CRL.M.C. NO. 1365/2023 OF THE SESSIONS
COURT ERNAKULAM
Exhibit P2A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 10/07/2023
IN B.A.NO. 4608/2023 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT
Exhibit P3TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 29/11/2023 IN
CRL.M.P. NO.4961/2023IN SC NO. 1490/2023
OF THE SESSIONS COURT ERNAKULAM
Exhibit P4A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 22.01.2024
IN BA.NO. 11445/2023 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT
RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS: NIL
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Sessions Court should be directed to dispose of S.C.No.1490/2023 within a fixed time frame.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Okonkwo Emmanuel Chidube
State of Kerala
K. BABU
As recorded by the court registry
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