2025:KER:26566 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE KAUSER EDAPPAGATH THURSDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 6TH CHAITHRA, 1947 OP(CRL.) NO. 202 OF 2025 CRIME NO.1358/2017 OF PARAVOOR POLICE STATION, KOLLAM AGAINST SC NO.1586 OF 2018 OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT - V, KOLLAM / IV ADDL.M.A.C.T. PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NOS.1, 3 & 4: 1 RAJENDRAN AGED 67 YEARS S/O.VELAYUDHAN, REVATHI HOUSE, KOONAYIL CHERRY, PARAVUR VILLAGE, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN - 691301 2 ATHUL RAJ AGED 35 YEARS S/O.RAJENDRAN, REVATHI HOUSE, KOONAYIL CHERRY, PARAVUR VILLAGE, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN - 691301 3 MOHANAN AGED 45 YEARS S/O.RAJAPPAN CHETTIYAR, SHALU BHAVAN, KALAKKODU CHERRY, POOTHAKKULAM VILLAGE, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN - 691302 BY ADVS. K.SIJU ANJANA KANNATH SAFNA P.S. 2025:KER:26566 O.P.(CRL) NO.202 OF 2025 2 RESPONDENTS/STATE: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682031 2 ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE CHATHANNOOR POLICE, STATION, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN - 691572 3 STATION HOUSE OFFICER PARAVUR POLICE STATION, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN - 691301 BY ADV. SRI.M.P. PRASANTH, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS OP (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:26566 O.P.(CRL) NO.202 OF 2025 3 JUDGMENT The petitioners are the accused Nos.1, 3 and 4 in S. C. No.1586/2018 on the files of the Additional District and Sessions Court-V, Kollam. 2. The case is scheduled for trial on 01.04.2025. The grievance of the petitioners is that the case has been scheduled for trial without taking into account the convenience of the defence counsel. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners. 3. Ext.P5 is the proceedings paper. It would show that there was a direction of this Court to dispose of the case within six months. Hence, the remedy open to the petitioners is to approach the Bench which gave direction to dispose of S. C. No.1586/2018 on the files of the Additional District and Sessions Court-V, Kollam within six months. Reserving the said liberty, this Original Petition is dismissed. Sd/- DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH JUDGE BR 2025:KER:26566 O.P.(CRL) NO.202 OF 2025 4 APPENDIX OF OP(CRL.) 202/2025 PETITIONERS’ EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 THE COPY OF FIR IN CRIME NO.1358/2017 OF PARAVUR POLICE STATION DATED 13.6.2017 Exhibit P2 THE COPY OF FINAL REPORT DATED 29.10.2022 FILED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT IN CRIME NO.1358/2017 OF PARAVUR POLICE STATION Exhibit P3 THE COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 17.2.2025 IN OP(CRL.) NO.79/2025 Exhibit P4 THE COPY OF CASE STATUS DOWNLOADED FROM THE E-COURT SERVICES REGARDING SC NO.1586/2018 ON THE FILE OF ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT-V, KOLLAM Exhibit P5 THE PROCEEDINGS DATED 18.3.2025 IN SC NO.1586/2018 ON THE FILE OF ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT-V, KOLLAM DOWNLOADED FROM E-COURT SERVICES RESPONDENTS’ EXHIBITS: NIL