Sadek Ali Gazi v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

C.R.R. 734 of 2022 Court No.

Item 15 Ssi In the matter of:- Sadek Ali Gazi 10.03.

(via video conference) Mr. Shashanka Shekhar Saha ...for the petitioner Mr. Imran Ali Ms. Debjani Sahu ...for the State This is an application seeking an expeditious disposal of a proceeding in which a charge-sheet was submitted under Sections 21 (c ) of the N.D.P.S. 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 appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits as follows. The petitioner is an accused in this case. He is in custody since 25.01.2021 the date on which the First Information Report was registered.

charge-sheet was submitted on 31.03.2021.

Supplementary charge-sheet was submitted on 13.12.2021. The prosecution proposes to examine nine witnesses in this case. On 14.02.2022, a charge was framed. Long dates are being fixed. Yet, till

date not a single witness could be examined. The proceeding 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, especially considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 25.01.2021. 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 one year 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.)