Meghnath Das@Bhola Das v. State Of West Bengal

15.02.2021 Ct. No. 32 Sdas C.R.R. 407 of 2021 In the matter of: Meghnath Das @ Bhola Das ....petitioner.

Mr. Subhadeep Ghosh ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Bidyut Ray Mr. Pratick Bose ...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.

A copy of the application is served upon Mr. Ray and Mr. Bose, learned advocates who are present in Court and who ordinarily appear on behalf of the State. They are requested to appear in the matter. Their engagement be regularised by the competent authority of the State.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits as follows. The petitioner is an accused in this case. He is in custody since his date of arrest i.e. 01.12.2019. Although charges were framed as far back as on 12.01.2021, till date no witness has been examined. The proceeding has largely remained pending for no fault of the present petitioner. Six witnesses are there in this case as mentioned in the chargesheet. The impugned proceeding ought to be expedited in the interest of justice.

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 the some delay has been occasioned in concluding the impugned proceeding, especially considering the custody of the petitioner since 01.12.2019.

In view of the above and in the interest of justice, I request the learned trial court 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 these observations, the revisional application is disposed of.

Urgent photostat certified copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties, upon usual undertakings. (Jay Sengupta, J.)