MANGILAL VYAS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) MANGILAL Vyas, who is petitioner in the above-noted seven petitions, has come up before this Court for quashing criminal proceedings pending against him in criminal cases (numbers of which will be mentioned in last para of this order) before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Jhunjhunu. '

(2.) EARLIER also, the petitioner had filed eight 482 Cr. P. C. petitions before this Court for quashing eight criminal cases (including the present ones) of alleged embezzlement pending against him in the trial Court. These petitions moved under Section 482, Cr. P. C. bearing Nos. 702 to 709 of 1986 were dismissed by this Court on 29. 1. 1987 against which, the petitioner approached the Apex Court by way of S. L. P. which came to be decided on 23. 1 90 in Cr Appeal Nos. 522 to 529 of 1987, with the following direction : - "the High Court has directed the trial Court to proceed with the cases against the appellant day to day and decide them expeditiously. We would however direct the trial Court to dispose of the cases with in a period not exceeding one year from the date of the receipt of the records. A copy of this judgment shall be forwarded to the Trial Court forthwith. "

(3.) LEARNED Public Prosecutor, on the other hand, contended that the cases have been finally heard by the trial Court and are fixed for pronouncing judgments. He submitted that the directions issued by the Supreme Court have fully been complied with and looking to the proceedings, there appears no reason or emergence to quash the proceedings.