BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction )

Date : 20/06/2024 PRESENT THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI CRL OP(MD). No.5847 of 2024 Vinothraj ... Petitioner/Accused No.1 Vs.

The State represented by its The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

(Crime No.4 of 2020) ... Respondent Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the learned trial Judge to dispose of the case in CC No.96 of 2020 pending on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Aruppukottai within a time frame fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Maharaja For Respondent : Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar Additional Public Prosecutor.

O R D E R

The petitioner/A1 has filed this Criminal Original petition seeking a direction to the trial Court to dispose of CC No.96 of 2020, pending on its file within a stipulated time.

2. Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor takes notice for the respondent and submits that the trial in CC No.96 of 2020 has already been commenced; seven witnesses have been examined so far; the case is posted to

25.06.2024 for examination of PW 8 and PW 9.

3.Recording the submission made by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with a direction to the learned Judicial Magistrate, Aruppukottai to conclude the trial in CC No.96 of 2020, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

20.06.2024 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No Internet:Yes vrn TO

1.The Judicial Magistrate Court, Aruppukottai.

2.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

B.PUGALENDHI,J VRN Order made in CRL OP(MD). No.5847 of 2024 Date : 20/06/2024