Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. BADHARUDEEN WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2022 / 23RD AGRAHAYANA, 1944 OP(CRL.) NO. 646 OF 2022 (SC NO.712 OF 2016 OF THE COURT OF THE ASSISTANT SESSIONS JUDGE, NEYYATTINKARA) (CRIME NO.1063 OF 2014 OF KANJIRAMKULAM POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM RURAL)
PETITIONER/ACCUSED: FLASH GEORGE AGED 49 YEARS, S/O GEORGE, CHRISTOPHER BHAVAN, NELLIKKAKUZHI, KANJIRAMKULAM POST, BY ADVS. AJIT G ANJARLEKAR G.P.SHINOD GOVIND PADMANAABHAN ATUL MATHEWS GAYATHRI S.B. RESPONDENTS/STATE & COMPLAINANT: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR AT THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682031 2 THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER KANJIRAMKULAM POLICE STATION, KANJIRAMKULAM POST, SR.PP-SRI.RENJIT GEORGE THIS OP (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14.12.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
JUDGMENT
Dated this the 14th day of December, 2022 This original petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India and the short prayer that has been pressed in this petition is to direct the learned Assistant Sessions Judge, Neyyattinkara, to expedite the trial and disposal of S.C.No.712/2016 (a under under the five plus old category), within a time fixed by this Court.
2. On 29.11.2022, this Court called for a report from the learned Assistant Sessions Judge, Neyyattinkara and the learned Assistant Sessions Judge reported as under:
“I may humbly submit that the total pendency of this court is 3473 and out of it 780 are five year old cases. Apart from that the frequent arrival of direction for time bound disposal of new cases makes the working condition very hectic. So I may be excused for kept pending the case for such a long period. Six witnesses are cited by the prosecution out of it three are officials. Hence I may be granted minimum of three months for disposing the case.”
3. In view of the above submission, the learned Assistant Sessions Judge, Neyyattinkara, is directed to dispose of S.C.No.712/2016, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this
judgment.
In the result, this original petition stands allowed as indicated herein above. Sd/- A. BADHARUDEEN SK JUDGE APPENDIX OF OP(CRL.) 646/2022 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE F.I.R DATED 17.12.2014 POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM RURAL EXHIBIT P2 A TRUE COPY OF FINAL REPORT DATED 17.12.2014 POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM RURAL. EXHIBIT P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS SHEET PERTAINING TO SC NO: 712 OF 2016 OF THE COURT OF THE ASSISTANT SESSIONS JUDGE, NEYYATTINKARA. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL