M.R.Augustine, vs State of Kerala

Type Court Judgment Court Kerala Decided Jun 14, 2019

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/1922241
Court: Kerala High Court
Judge: Honourable Mr. Justice P.Ubaid
Decided On: Jun 14, 2019
Case Number: OP(Crl.)/216/2019

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

M.R.Augustine,

Respondent

State of Kerala

Excerpt

in the high court of kerala at ernakulampresent the honourable mr. justice p.ubaid friday, the 14th day of june 2019 / 24th jyaishta, 1941 op(crl.).no.216 of 2019 s.c.no.46/2015 of additional sessions court-i,thodupuzha petitioner: m.r.augustine, aged 82 years mattummel,vannappuram.p.o, thodupuzha.by advs. sri.george varghese(perumpallikuttiyil) sri.a.r.dileep sri.p.j.joe paul sri.rajan g. george respondents: 1 state of kerala represented by public prosecutor, high court of kerala. 2 m.v.joseph, mundankavil house, odiyappara kara, thodupuzha-685584. sri.ajith murali-public prosecutor this op (criminal) having come up for admission on 14.06.2019, the court on the same day passed the following: o.p.(crl.) no.216/2019 2judgmentthe petitioner seeks expeditious disposal of s.c.no.46 of 2015 on the file of the ist additional sessions court, thodupuzha, on the ground of delay in the process and also on the ground that he is a very senior citizen, aged 86 years. a report was called for from the trial court regarding the present stage of the case. the learned trial judge has now reported that examination of the witnesses was commenced on 8.6.2019, and the trial will be completed by 21.6.2019. the learned trial judge has reported that the case could be disposed of by 15.7.2019. when such a report is there, there is no necessity of a direction for time bound disposal. the report submitted by the learned judge is recorded. accordingly, o.p.(crl.) is closed. sd/- p.ubaid, judge csl o.p.(crl.) no.216/2019 3 appendix petitioner's exhibits: exhibit p1 a true copy of final report in crimeno.382/2014 of kaliyar police station, taken cognizance as sc no.46/2015 of the additional sessions court-1,thodupuzha. csl

Full Judgment

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.UBAID FRIDAY, THE 14TH DAY OF JUNE 2019 / 24TH JYAISHTA, 1941 OP(Crl.).No.216 of 2019 S.C.NO.46/2015 of ADDITIONAL SESSIONS COURT-I,THODUPUZHA PETITIONER: M.R.AUGUSTINE, AGED 82 YEARS MATTUMMEL,VANNAPPURAM.P.O, THODUPUZHA.
BY ADVS. SRI.GEORGE VARGHESE(PERUMPALLIKUTTIYIL) SRI.A.R.DILEEP SRI.P.J.JOE PAUL SRI.RAJAN G. GEORGE RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. 2 M.V.JOSEPH, MUNDANKAVIL HOUSE, ODIYAPPARA KARA, THODUPUZHA-685584. SRI.AJITH MURALI-PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS OP (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14.06.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: O.P.(Crl.) No.216/2019 2

JUDGMENT

The petitioner seeks expeditious disposal of S.C.No.46 of 2015 on the file of the Ist Additional Sessions Court, Thodupuzha, on the ground of delay in the process and also on the ground that he is a very senior citizen, aged 86 years. A report was called for from the trial court regarding the present stage of the case. The learned trial Judge has now reported that examination of the witnesses was commenced on 8.6.2019, and the trial will be completed by 21.6.2019. The learned trial Judge has reported that the case could be disposed of by 15.7.2019. When such a report is there, there is no necessity of a direction for time bound disposal. The report submitted by the learned Judge is recorded. Accordingly, O.P.(Crl.) is closed. Sd/- P.UBAID, JUDGE csl O.P.(Crl.) No.216/2019 3 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1 A TRUE COPY OF FINAL REPORT IN CRIME

NO.382/2014 OF KALIYAR POLICE STATION, TAKEN COGNIZANCE AS SC NO.46/2015 OF THE ADDITIONAL SESSIONS COURT-1,THODUPUZHA. csl

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