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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A.
THURSDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF JULY 2022 / 16TH ASHADHA, 1944
OP(CRL.) NO. 212 OF 2022
CRIME NO.0369/2018 OF Thenmala Police Station, Kollam
AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN CC 1204/2018 OF JUDICIAL
MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS -I, PUNALUR
PETITIONER/ACCUSED IN C.C:
LIBIN BABU,
AGED 34 YEARS,
S/O BABU ANTONY,
LIBIN BHAVAN, ANDOORPACHA,
EDAMON P.O, PUNALUR,
KOLLAM DISTRICT,
PIN- 691 307.
BY ADVS.
R.SURAJ KUMAR
SUNIL J.CHAKKALACKAL
ANJANA R.S.
RESHMA K.RAJU
RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT:
STATE OF KERALA,
REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
HIGH COURT OF KERALA,
ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682 018.
THIS OP (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
07.07.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
This original petition is submitted by the petitioner who is an accused in C.C.No.1204 of 2018 pending before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Punalur. The prayer sought for by the petitioner is for a direction to expedite the trial of the said case. When the original petition came up for admission on 07.06.2022, a report was called for from the learned Magistrate as to the status of the case and the time required for completing the same.
2. In response to the same, a report was submitted on 13.06.2022, wherein it is mentioned that, 14 witnesses have to be examined in this case and the trial of the said case can be completed on or before 31.12.2022. Taking into account all the facts and circumstances of the case, I find the time mentioned by the learned Magistrate is reasonable.
In the result, this original petition is disposed of directing the learned Magistrate to complete the trial in C.C.No.1204 of 2018 on or before 31.12.2022.
Sd/-
ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A.
JUDGE DG/7.7.22 O.P.(Crl.).No.212/2022 3 APPENDIX OF OP(CRL.) 212/2022 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE FIRST INFORMATION REPORT DATED 04.03.2018 IN CRIME NO.369/2018 OF THENMALA POLICE STATION