S SHARMILA v. State rep by the Inspector of Police
CRL OP/20030/2025 · 2025-07-16
P Velmurugan
Criminal Appealbody2025
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Crl.O.P.No.20030 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 16.07.2025
Coram:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN
Crl.O.P.No.20030 of 2025 S.Sharmila ... Petitioner Vs. State rep. by The Inspector of Police (Crime) T-11 Thiruninravur PS Thiruninravur Tiruvallur District - 602 024 ... Respondent Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S., to direct the Judicial Magistrate-II, Tiruvallur to expedite the trial in C.C.No.631 of 2023, Crl.MP.No.12101 of 2024 and complete in time stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Manoharan For Respondent : Dr.C.E.Pratap Government Advocate (Crl. Side) 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
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ORDER This Criminal Original Petition has been filed by the petitioner to direct the Judicial Magistrate-II, Tiruvallur to expedite the trial in C.C.No.631 of 2023 and Crl.MP.No.12101 of 2024 and dispose of the same within a stipulated time.
2. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.
3. It is pertinent to state that the Hon'ble Supreme Court has already given a directions to the High Courts not to give directions to the trial Court fixing specific time limit for disposal of cases in a routine manner and pressurise the trial Court to give priority to a particular case.
4. 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 has observed that the High Courts are fixing a time- bound schedule for conclusion of the trials in a routine manner despite the 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
Crl.O.P.No.20030 of 2025 decisions 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."
5. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to fix any specific time frame to the trial Court to dispose of the case in C.C.No.631 of 2023 as sought for by the petitioner. 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
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6. However, the learned Magistrate is directed to expedite the trial and dispose of the case in C.C.No.631 of 2023 as early as possible as per roster.
7. With the observations and direction, this Criminal Original Petition is
disposed of. 16.07.2025 Index : Yes / No Speaking Order : Yes / No Neutral Citation Case : Yes/No ksa-2 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
Crl.O.P.No.20030 of 2025 To
1. The Judicial Magistrate-II, Tiruvallur 2.The Inspector of Police (Crime) T-11 Thiruninravur PS Thiruninravur Tiruvallur District - 602 024
3. The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras, Chennai 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
Crl.O.P.No.20030 of 2025 P.VELMURUGAN,J. Ksa-2 Crl.O.P.No.20030 of 2025 16.07.2025 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis