Praveen Kumar vs State
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                                                                                 Crl.O.P.No.8780 of 2018

                                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                                      DATED : 15.07.2021

                                                             CORAM

                                      THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI

                                                   Crl.O.P.No.8780 of 2018

                     Praveen Kumar                                            ... Petitioner

                                                                Vs.

                     1.State
                       Rep. by the Inspector of Police,
                       V-5, Thirumangalam Police Station,
                       Anna Nagar,
                       Chennai – 600 040.

                     2.T.M.Swetha                                             ... Respondents


                     Prayer:
                                   Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., seeking to call for the
                     records pertaining to C.C.No.14 of 2018 on the file of Addl. Mahila
                     Metropolitan Magistrate's Court, Egmore and quash the same as illegal,
                     incompetent and without jurisdiction by allowing the present criminal
                     original petition.


                                        For Petitioner  : Mr.V.Ragavachari
                                        For Respondents : Mr.C.E.Pratap for R1
                                                          for P.P.


                                                            ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking to call for the records

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pertaining to C.C.No.14 of 2018 on the file of the learned Additional

Mahila Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore and to quash the same.

2.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit

that without going into the merits of the case, it would suffice, if this

Court issues direction to the Trial Court to expedite the trial and

complete the same as early as possible. He would further submit that

the appearance of the petitioner before the Trial Court may be

dispensed with and would further submit that the petitioner is ready to

appear as and when necessary arise.

3.In view of the above, this Court directs the learned Additional

Mahila Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, to expedite the trial in

C.C.No.14 of 2018 and complete the same as early as possible. The

appearance of the petitioner before the Trial Court is dispensed with.

However, this order will not stand on the way of the Trial Court to

insist for the appearance of the petitioner for receiving copies under

Section 207 of Cr.P.C., framing of charges, questioning under Section

313 of Cr.P.C. and judgment and as and when the Trial Court feels it

necessary.

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4.With the above directions, this criminal original petition is

disposed of. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are

closed.

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To

1.The Additional Mahila Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore.

2.The Inspector of Police, V-5, Thirumangalam Police Station, Anna Nagar, Chennai – 600 040.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai 600 104.

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