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Suo Motu TR.No.5002 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 10.09.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY Suo Motu TR.No.5002 of 2025 (C.C.No.411 of 2022 of Judicial Magistrate No.I, Chengalpattu Taluk, Chengalpattu) State rep by its Inspector of Police, Chengalpattu Town Police Station, Chengalpattu
... Petitioner Vs. Senthilkumar ... Respondent For Petitioner : Mr.S.Sugendran Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER This Suo Motu Case is dealt with in an extraordinary manner by the Dedicated Bench, pursuant to Suo Motu.W.P.(Crl.) No.618 of 2025.
2. This case is registered for alleged offence under Section 341, 294(b) & 324 of IPC. The incident occurred on 29.08.2018. The allegation in this case is that the accused abused the defacto complainant in a filthy language and hit the defacto complainant with a beer bottle. It is submitted that the defacto Page No.1 of 3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
Suo Motu TR.No.5002 of 2025 complainant presently is undergoing treatment in the hospital on account of high sugar and is unable to present before this Court. The accused is even ready to accept the crime and has shown remarks. Under the said circumstances, considering the fact that the case is pending from the year 2018 and further the accused is facing the trial and there is no bad antecedents as against the accused, any further continuance of trial will impinge upon right to speedy trial of the accused. Due to the passage of time, a meaningful trial is unlikely, and no useful purpose would be served.
3. Accordingly, the case in C.C.No.411 of 2022 of Judicial Magistrate No.I, Chengalpattu Taluk, Chengalpattu is quashed and consequently, this Suo Motu Transfer Case is disposed of. 10.09.2025 veda Note to the Trial Court: This order is digitally signed and communicated electronically alone. The Trial Court shall take note of the order and accordingly classify the case pending before them as allowed / dismissed /
disposed of, etc, and while doing so, consider any applications such as disposal of properties, etc., and pass appropriate orders, as may be necessary. Further, the Court below is directed to dispatch the copy of this order to all concerned. Page No.2 of 3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
Suo Motu TR.No.5002 of 2025 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J. veda Suo Motu TR.No.5002 of 2025 10.09.2025 Page No.3 of 3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis