The petitioner sought a direction to dispose of a pending criminal case (C.C. No.1388/2018) expeditiously. The Court noted the Magistrate's request for eight months and fixed an outer time limit of ten months for disposal.
Direction issued to Judicial First Class Magistrate, Nedumangad to dispose of C.C. No.1388/2018 within ten months.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS
MONDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 16TH MAGHA, 1945
OP(CRL.) NO. 33 OF 2024
CRIME NO.1705/2018 OF VENJARAMOODU POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
IN C.C.NO.1388/2018 OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST
CLASS -I,NEDUMANGAD
PETITIONER/ACCUSED:
AJAYAKUMAR .A
AGED 47 YEARS
S/O ANANTHAN, SASTHA VIHAR, VAYYETTU, VENJARAMOODU
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695607
BY ADVS.
NIKITA NAIR C.S.
T.G.SUNIL (PERUMBAVOOR)
SYAM K.P.
ASHISH GOPAL K.G
S.S.BIMAL
RESPONDENTS/DEFACTO COMPLAINANT:
1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, PIN – 6820312 STATION HOUSE OFFICER VENJARAMOODU POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 6956073 GIREESH KUMAR AGED 38 YEARS S/O SUKUMARAN NAIR MANGALATHU VEEDU VAYETTE DESAM, NELLAD VILLAGE VENJARAMOODU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695607-:2:-
BY ADV.
T.R. RANJITH
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
THIS OP (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
05.02.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J.
O.P.(Crl.) No.33 of 2024
Dated this the 5th day of February 2024
JUDGMENT
Petitioner seeks for a direction to dispose of C.C. No.1388/2018 in a time bound manner.
Original petition is disposed as above.
Sd/-
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS JUDGE
Jka/5.02.24.
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APPENDIX OF OP(CRL.) 33/2024
PETITIONER’S EXHIBITS
Exhibit P1THE CERTIFIED COPIES OF FIR NO. 1705 OF
2018 REGISTERED BY VENJARAMOODU POLICE
STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT AND
THE FIS COMPLAINT GIVEN BY THE DEFACTO
COMPLAINANT.
Exhibit P2THE CERTIFIED COPIES OF FINAL REPORT
SUBMITTED BY THE VENJARAMOODU POLICE
STATION AS CC NO. 1388 OF 2018 PENDING
BEFORE JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE
COURT- I, NEDUMANGAD.
Exhibit P3THE COPY OF THE IDENTITY CARD OF
PETITIONER/ACCUSED WHICH ISSUED BY THE
KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LIMITED.
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the criminal case pending before the Magistrate should be disposed of within a specific time limit?
AJAYAKUMAR .A
STATE OF KERALA
STATION HOUSE OFFICER VENJARAMOODU POLICE STATION
GIREESH KUMAR
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS
As recorded by the court registry
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