Subrata Ghosh v. State Of West Bengal

21.01.2022 SB Ct. No. 39 CRR 35 of 2022 (vie video conference) In Re : Subrata Ghosh Mr. Angshuman Chakraborty Mr. Shashanka Shekhar Saha ... for the petitioner Mr. Apurba Kumar Datta .... for the State This is an application seeking an expeditious disposal of a proceeding in which a charge sheet was submitted under Sections 21 (C) of the N.D.P.S. Act.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits as follows. The petitioner is an accused in this case. He is in custody since 03.03.2020, the date on which the F.I.R. was registered. A charge sheet was submitted in 2020. A supplementary charge sheet was also submitted in the same year. Although charges were framed on 03.02.2021, till date only one witness could be examined. The impugned proceeding has remained pending for no fault on the part of the petitioner.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State submits that State would not come in the way if a direction is passed for an expeditious disposal of the proceeding.

I have heard the submissions of the learned counsels for the appearing for the petitioner and the State and have perused the revision petition.

It appears that some delay has been occasioned in concluding the trial, especially considering the fact that the petitioner is languishing in custody since 03.03.2020.

In view of the above and in the interest of justice, the learned Trial Court is requested to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible without granting any unnecessary adjournment to any of the parties, preferably within eight months from the resumption of normal functioning of the Court.

With these observations, the revisional application is disposed of.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties, upon completion of requisite formalities. (Jay Sengupta, J.)