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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 19926
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.PRATHEEP KUMAR, J
RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
CRL.MC NO. 8746 OF 2023|CRIME NO.321/2017|CC NO.893 OF 2017
Important Points
Subject
Criminal Law - Miscellaneous Applications
Headnote
Findings of Court:
The court noted the lack of opposition from the prosecution regarding the request.
Issues: The court framed the main question as whether a direction should be issued to expedite the case.
Ratio Decidendi: The rationale centered around the delay in judicial proceedings and the necessity of timely justice.
Result: The court directed the learned Magistrate to dispose of CC No. 893/2017 within six months.
For the Appellants/Petitioners:SHRI.SUBI K.| For the Respondents: SR.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. BREEZ.M.S
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| 1. need for expedited case resolution. (Para 1) |
| 2. no opposition from prosecution regarding the request. (Para 2) |
| 3. court’s directive for timely disposal of the case. (Para 3) |
O R D E R Dated this the 16th day of March, 2026 When this matter came up for arguments, the learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that he is limiting his prayer for a direction to the learned Magistrate to dispose of CC. No.893/2017 pending before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kakkanad, in a time bound manner.
2. The prayer was not opposed by the learned Public Prosecutor.
3. Considering the fact that this is a case of the year 2017, there will be a direction to the learned Magistrate to dispose of CC.No.893/2017 at the earliest, at any rate within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
Sd/-
C. PRATHEEP KUMAR, JUDGE
