Dismissed

Stanli Kristober v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Pew-Alangudi

Madras HC22 Apr 2026CRL OP(MD)/7930/2026

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What is this about?

An accused in an NDPS case involving 150 kg of ganja sought a direction for speedy disposal of his pending trial. Relying on Supreme Court precedent that Constitutional Courts should not fix time-bound schedules for disposal of cases before other courts, the High Court declined relief and dismissed the petition.

What the court decided

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Stanli Kristober Vs State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of… — Narcotics (NDPS) | Madras HC (2026)

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Crl.OP(MD) No.7930 of 2026

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 22.04.2026

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CORAM :

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THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI Crl.OP(MD)No.7930 of 2026

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StanilKristober ... Petitioner Vs State of Tamil Nadu Rep by the Inspector of Police, PEW Police Station, Alangudi, Pudukottai District. Crime No.768/2024 ...Respondent

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Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the learned Judge, District Sessions and Essential Commodities Court, Pudukkottai to expedite the complete the trial in CC No.81 of 2025, in connection with Crime No.768 of 2024, on the file of the respondent police within a stipulated time.

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For Petitioner : Ms.P.Vimala For Respondent : Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram Additional Public Prosecutor

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Crl.OP(MD) No.7930 of 2026

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O R D E R

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Seeking speedy disposal of the case in CC No.81 of 2025, on

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the file of the Additional District and Sessions Court/EC Court, Pudukkottai, the petitioner/A1 in the above case, has approached this Court.

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2.Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram, learned Additional Public

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Prosecutor takes notice for the respondent.

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3.A case in Crime No.768 of 2024 has been registered for the

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offence under Sections 8(c) r/w 20(b) (ii) (c), 25, 291(1) and 25 of NDPS Act, as against this petitioner that he was in possession of 150 kg of ganja. The final report has been filed and taken on file in CC No.81 of 2025 only in the year 2025. The contraband involved in

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this case is of commercial quantity.

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Crl.OP(MD) No.7930 of 2026

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4.It is pertinent to refer to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in High Court Bar Association, Allahabad vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors [(2024) 6 SCC 267] , wherein it was held that the Constitutional Courts should refrain from fixing a time-bound schedule for the disposal of cases pending before any other Courts in the ordinary course and the issue of prioritizing the disposal of cases should be best left to the decision of the courts concerned where the cases are pending. The above decision was approved by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Sangram Sadashiv Suryavanshi vs. State Of Maharashtra [2024 INSC 899] and it was observed that routinely issuing directions for time bound disposal without ascertaining the pendency of cases with the trial courts would adversely affect their functioning.

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Crl.OP(MD) No.7930 of 2026

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In view of the same, this Court is not inclined to grant relief to the petitioner, as prayed for. Accordingly, this Criminal Original petition is dismissed.

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22.04.2026

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NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No Internet:Yes vrn

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The Inspector of Police, PEW Police Station, Alangudi, Pudukottai District.

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