Md Amirul Islam Mondal@Jhantu v. State Of West Bengal

02.02.2022 SB Ct. No. 39 CRR 94 of 2022 (via video conference) In Re : Md. Amirul Islam Mondal @ Jhantu Ms. Malashree Ghosh ... for the petitioner This is an application seeking an expeditious disposal of a proceeding in which a charge sheet was submitted under section 21 ( c ) of the N.D.P.S. Act.

Mr. Imran Ali with Ms. Manisha Sharma, learned counsels, who ordinarily appears on behalf of the State, are requested to appear in this matter. Their engagement may be regularised by the competent authority of the State in due course. The petitioner is directed to serve a copy of the revisional application upon her. Ms. Ghosh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits as follows. The petitioner is an accused in this case. He is in custody since 03.06.2020, the date on which the F.I.R. was registered. A charge-Sheet was submitted on 15.12.2021 and a supplementary charge sheet was submitted in 2021. Ten witnesses were proposed to be examined. On 15.12.2021 charge was framed. Yet, till date not a single 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 03.06.2020.

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 ten 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.)