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Suo Motu TR.No.7554 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 22.09.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY Suo Motu TR.No.7554 of 2025 (CC.No.2500092/2018 of Additional Mahila Court, Salem Taluk, Salem) The State rep. by The Sub-Inspector of Police, Pallapatti Police Station, Salem. ... Petitioner Vs. Chandrasekar ... 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.The case was registered in Cr.No.530 of 2015 dated 22.12.2015 for the alleged offence under Section 294(b), 506(i) of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002 . It is stated that defacto complainant and the Accused remains untraceable. The Page No.1 of 3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
Suo Motu TR.No.7554 of 2025 case is pending at fresh summons stage.
3. Considering the factual matrix, context of the case, defacto complainant remains untraceable and the antecedents of the accused, any further continuance of trial would impinge upon the accused's right to a speedy trial. Due to the passage of time, a meaningful trial is unlikely, and no useful purpose would be served.
4. Accordingly, the case in CC.No.2500092/2018 on the file of the Additional Mahila Court, Salem Taluk, Salem shall stand quashed and this Suo Motu Transfer Case stand disposed of. 22.09.2025 shl 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.
D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J. Page No.2 of 3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
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