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Police, sessions court pulled up for murder case delay

Special Correspondent

CHENNAI: Pulling up the police and a sessions court for the delay in disposal of a murder case, the Madras High Court has directed the Principal Sessions Judge, Tiruvannamalai, to take up trial and complete the case within a month.

The High Court asked the police to cooperate with the court by producing the witnesses promptly.

In a petition, Indirani and three others sought a directive to the DSP, Polur Sub-Division, Tiruvannamalai district, the Inspector, CB-CID, Tiruvannamalai, and the Inspector, Kalambur in the Polur Taluk, to conduct the prosecution of the case pending before the District and Sessions Judge, Tiruvannamalai, and complete it as early as possible.

Rajendiran and three others had been charged with murder and screening of evidence.

Pending petition

Because of a pending petition alleged to have been filed by an accused seeking to try the police case and the case on a private complaint together, the murder case trail had been stalled for nearly eight years.

Justice M. Jeyapaul said: “It is unfortunate that the kith and kin of the deceased had to approach this court to move every inch of the case of murder.”

It appeared that the CB-CID had taken two years to file the charge sheet, and the court three years to take the case on file. No progress had been made by the sessions judge so far, though eight years had passed.

The facts and circumstances would clearly show that there was some truth in the petitioner’s contention that on account of the influence of the accused, there was no progress in the trial, he said.

It appeared that the police had been sleeping over the case because of a petition filed before the sessions court.

The sessions court had not taken the application for disposal for eight years, he said, directing the PSJ to dispose of the petition within a week. Later, he should take up the trial and complete it within 30 days.

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