Kalyani Ghosh v. State Of West Bengal

NB 02.03.2022 CRR 639 of 2022 Ct. No. 39 In the matter of:- Kalyani Ghosh ...petitioner Mr. S. S. Saha.

...for the petitioner.

Ms. Manisha Sharma.

....for the State.

This is an 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 Ms. Manisha Sharma, learned Counsel who ordinarily appear on behalf of the State. Let her represent the State. Her engagement may be regularised by the competent authority of the State in due course. Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits as follows. The petitioner is an accused in this case. She is in custody since 18.02.2021, the date on which the FIR was registered. A charge sheet was submitted in February, 2019. Supplementary charge sheet was also submitted in November, 2021. The prosecution intends to examine eight witnesses in this case. On 14.02.2022, a charge was framed. However, till date, not a single witness has been examined in this case. Long dates are being fixed in this case. The matter has remained pending for no fault on the part of the present petitioner.

Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of 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 trial, especially considering the fact that the petitioner is languishing in custody since 18.02.2021.

In view of the above and in the interest of justice, the learned Court is requested to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible without granting any unnecessary adjournment to any of the parties, preferably within a period of one year from the next date of hearing. With the above observations, the revisional application is disposed of.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order may be supplied to the parties expeditiously, if applied for.

(Jay Sengupta, J.)