Patna High CourtCR. WJC/521/2017disposed

Sachchidanand Sharma v. The State Of Bihar Through The Secretary, Department Of Law, Govt. Of Bihar, And ORS

2018-05-14Mr. Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.521 of 2017 Arising out of Bariyarpur P.S. Case No.122/11, District-Munger ====================================================== Sachchidanand Sharma, Son of Late Ramroop Sharma, resident of VillageGovindpur, P.S.- Sangrampur, District- Munger. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Department of Law, Govt. of Bihar.

2. The Secretary, Department of Law, Govt. of Bihar.

3. The Registrar Civil Court, Munger.

.... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sushmita Mishra For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vindhyachal Singh, Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 14-05-2018 Mr. Vindhyachal Singh, learned counsel representing the Registrar, Civil Court, Munger has though tried to explain the delay of about 7 years in conclusion of the trial giving some reasons, but the Court is not satisfied with the reasons put forth. In any case the pendency of a criminal case about 7 years cannot be appreciated. Learned counsel submits that this Court may fix a reasonable time within which the case will be disposed off. In the aforesaid view of the matter, this writ application is being disposed off with a direction to the concerned court to take up the present case on day to day basis and dispose it of within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. In case, the trial court

Patna High Court Cr. WJC No.521 of 2017 (4) dt.14-05-2018 finds that the prosecution is not cooperating and the witnesses are not being produced, after taking appropriate steps but within a short period of time giving notice to the prosecution, the case will be taken up and shall not be unnecessarily posted with long dates awaiting prosecution witnesses.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) Arvind/- U T