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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



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners:SHRI.SUBI K.| For the Respondents: SR.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. BREEZ.M.S

Timely justice is essential; courts must mandate speedy hearings in pending cases.

Headnote:Statute Analysis: The court discussed the need for a speedy resolution of cases, citing relevant legal implications on timely justice. Facts of the Case: The petitioners sought a direction for timely disposal of CC No. 893/2017, with the case pending since 2017.

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.

Table of Content
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

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