Calcutta High CourtCRR/286/2022disposed

Subhadeep Das v. State Of West Bengal

2022-02-04Hon'Ble Justice Jay Sengupta2 pages

C.R.R. 286 of 2022 Court No.

Item 20 Ssi In the matter of:- Subhadeep Das 04.02.

(via video conference) Mr. Soujanya Bandyopadhyay ...for the petitioner Mr. Imran Ali Ms. Debjani Sahu ...for the State This is application seeking an expeditious disposal of a proceeding in which a charge-sheet was submitted under Section 21 ( c) of the NDPS Act. Let a copy of this application be served upon Mr. Imran Ali and Ms. Debjani Sahu, learned advocates, who are present in Court today and who ordinarily appear on behalf of the State. Their engagement may be regularised in due course by the competent authority of the State.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits as follows. The petitioner is an accused in this case. He is in custody since 15.05.2020 the date on which the FIR was lodged. After completion of investigation, a chargesheet was submitted citing 7 witnesses. On 06.12.2021, charge was framed. Till date, the proceeding could not be concluded. Long dates are being fixed. The matter has remained pending for no fault of the present

petitioner.

Learned counsel for the State submits that the State would not come in the way if a direction is passed to expedite the proceeding.

I have heard the submissions of the learned counsels appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the State and have perused the revision petition. It appears that some delay has been occasioned in concluding the proceeding in this case, especially considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 15.05.2020.

In view of the above and in the interest of justice, I request the learned trial Court to conclude the proceeding as expeditiously as possible without granting any unnecessary adjournment to any of the parties, preferably within a period of ten months from the next date of hearing.

With these observations, the revisional application is disposed of.

Urgent photostat certified copies of this order may be delivered to the learned Advocates for the parties, if applied for, upon compliance of all formalities. (Jay Sengupta, J.)