Crl.O.P.No.2488 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Dated: 31.01.2025 Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN Crl.O.P.No.2488 of 2025 --- Lakshmi .. Petitioner Vs The Inspector of Police, Dharapuram Police Station, Tiruppur District. (Cr.No.1201 of 2021) .. Respondent Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of the BNSS to grant necessary direction directing the III Additional District and Sessions Judge, Dharapuram to complete the trial in S.C.No.53 of 2022 within a time limit that may be fixed by this Court. For petitioner : Mr.T.Shunmuga Rajeswaran For respondents: Mr.S.Vinoth Kumar, Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side) ORDER This petition is filed to grant necessary direction to III Additional District and Sessions Judge, Dharapuram to complete the trial in S.C.No.53 of 2022 within a time limit that may be fixed by this Court. Page No. 1 / 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.2488 of 2025 2. In view of the direction of the Honourable Supreme Court and considering the fact that, since thousands of cases are pending in the Courts and the litigants are awaiting in a long queue, the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Sangram Sadashiv Suryavanshi Vs. The State of Maharashtra in Criminal Appeal No.4758 of 2024, dated 25.11.2024, had observed that the High Courts are fixing time-bound schedule for conclusion of trial in a routine manner, despite the decision of the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in the case of High Court Bar Association, Allahabad vs. State of Uttar Pradesh, reported in (2024) 6 SCC 267, which reads as under: "47.3. Constitutional courts, in the ordinary course, should refrain from fixing a time-bound schedule for the disposal of cases pending before any other courts. Constitutional courts may issue directions for the time-bound disposal of cases only in exceptional circumstances. The issue of prioritising the disposal of cases should be best left to the decision of the courts concerned where the cases are pending." 3. In view of the above direction of the Honourable Supreme Court, no time limit could be fixed for completion of trial by the trial Court. Hence, this petition is dismissed. 31.01.2025 cs Page No. 2 / 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.2488 of 2025 To 1. The Inspector of Police, Dharapuram Police Station, Tiruppur District. (Cr.No.1201 of 2021) 2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. Page No. 3 / 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.2488 of 2025 P.VELMURUGAN, J cs Crl.O.P.No.2488 of 2025 31.01.2025 Page No. 4 / 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis