JUDGMENT

This Criminal Miscellaneous Case is filed with the following prayers:

a) To direct the Hon’ble Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Palakkad to pass orders on Ext.P1 CMP No.5027/2022 within a time frame fixed by the Hon’ble Court.

b) To direct the Hon’ble Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Palakkad to release the gold articles to the petitioner by allowing Ext.P1 CMP 5027/2022 c) To grant such other and further reliefs as this Hon’ble Court may consider just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.

d) The petitioner also prays that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to dispense with the translation of the documents produced in the vernacular language.

2. The main grievance of the petitioner is that the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Palakkad is not considering Ext.P1 application submitted by the petitioner under section 451 Cr.P.C. for getting interim custody of the gold involved in Crime No.372/2019 of Palakkad Town North Police Station stating that the matter is stayed by this Court in Crl.M.C.No.2873/2023.

3. I make it clear that the pendency of the Crl.M.C.No.2873/2023 need not be taken as a ground for not considering Ext.P1 application and the Chief Judicial Magis