Krishna Lal Singha Chowdhury v. State Of West Bengal

20.08.2025 Item No.20 Ct. No. 446 PG C.R.R. 396 of 2025 Krishna Lal Singha Chowdhury Vs.

The State of West Bengal Mr. Debasis Kar Mr. Husen Mustafi................. for the petitioner.

1. This application has been filed under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponding to section 528 of BNSS, 2023 by the petitioner, who is a septuagenarian person for expeditious disposal of the case being S.T. 2 (8) of 2017 pending before the learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, 3rd Fast Track Court at Barrackpore in connection with Belghoria P.S. Case No. 634 of 2014 dated 19.12.2014 under sections 498A/304B/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code adding section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.

2. It is submitted that for almost 11 years the matter is pending and till now the trial has not commenced and evidence has not yet started. Accordingly, the learned advocate for the petitioner prays for an early disposal.

3. Heard the submissions. Perused the record and copies of the certified copy of the order of the learned Court, as placed before this Court. It goes without saying that the S.T. number is of the year 2017 but the G.R. case is of the year 2014. It is also not in dispute that the petitioner,

who is an accused, is a senior citizen and the first date was fixed for examination of prosecution witnesses, of CSW 1 in the month of February, 2023 but till the last order date i.e. 13th September, 2024, the examination of the prosecution witness, CSW1 is yet to be started.

4. Therefore, it goes without saying that there is inordinate delay in initiating the trial by examining the CS witnesses and the learned court is not so vigilant in making endeavour to dispose of the cases expeditiously.

5. Therefore, in the above facts and circumstances, the learned trial Court is directed to dispose of the case as expeditiously as possible and make all endeavours to take the evidence of the prosecution witnesses upon resorting to the mandate of section 309 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponding to section 346 of BNSS and to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties.

6. The learned trial Court is further directed to adhere to the Case Management Rules, as framed by the High Court and the guidelines framed for early disposal of cases in view of the directions of the Supreme Court.

7. This Court believes and trust confidence upon the learned trial Court that the trial will be commenced and will be concluded within a reasonable time.

8. Hence, in view of the above, the instant revisional application is disposed of.

9. It is pertinent to mention herein that since this revisional application is taken up in absence of the opposite party, the allegations, if any, levelled against the petitioner are not to be treated as admitted.

(Chaitali Chatterjee (Das), J.)