Shibu Sreenivasan vs Labour India Publications Ltd on 23 September, 2010

       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

Crl.MC.No. 3910 of 2010()


1. SHIBU SREENIVASAN, S/O.SREENIVASAN,
                      ...  Petitioner

                        Vs



1. LABOUR INDIA PUBLICATIONS LTD.,
                       ...       Respondent

2. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY

                For Petitioner  :SRI.K.S.MANU (PUNUKKONNOOR)

                For Respondent  : No Appearance

The Hon'ble MR. Justice M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR

 Dated :23/09/2010

 O R D E R
                M.Sasidharan Nambiar, J.
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                 Crl.M.C.No.3910 of 2010
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                         ORDER

Petitioner, the accused in S.T.No.618/2006 on the

file of Judicial First Class Magistrate’s Court-II,

Pala, taken cognizance for the offence under Section

138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, filed this petition

to quash Annexure-A4 order passed by the learned

Magistrate in C.M.P.No.2478/2009 filed by the

petitioner to decide the preliminary objection raised.

2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner

was heard.

3. On hearing the learned counsel, I find no

reason to interfere with Annexure-A4 order. The

offence, taken cognizance in 2006, is even now pending

before the Magistrate. Judicial First Class Magistrate-

II, Pala is directed to dispose the case expeditiously.

Petitioner is entitled to raise all the available

contentions at the time of trial.

Petition is disposed.

23rd September, 2010 (M.Sasidharan Nambiar, Judge)
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