Debnath Goldar @ Chottu v. State Of West Bengal

Sr. 33 20-12-2021 Subha.

Court no. 34

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CRIMINAL REVISIONAL JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE CRR 471 of 2021 In the matter of : Debnath Golder @ Chottu ....petitioner. In Re : An application under Section 401 read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Mr. Sk. Toslim Ali .....for the petitioner.

Mr. Arijit Ganguly Ms. Manisha Sharma ....for the State.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner is anxious regarding the detention period of the present petitioner, which is more than two years ten months. According to the learned advocate the charge has already been framed.

The chargesheet reflects that about 11 witnesses have been relied upon by the prosecution and till date none of the witnesses have been examined. The petitioner is in custody for a considerable period of time.

In view of the detention period of the petitioner, the learned trial court is directed to expedite the progress of the

trial by fixing at least a schedule consisting of three dates on each and every sixty days. No unnecessary adjournments should be granted to either of the parties and a date should be fixed so that the trial can be taken to its logical conclusion within a reasonable period of time. The Public Prosecutor conducting the case must assure the court regarding the availability of the witnesses, as most of the witnesses seem to be from the government department or police department. In view of the same, all efforts must be taken by the learned trial court to conclude the trial within a reasonable period of time.

With the aforesaid observations, the application being CRR 471 of 2021 is disposed of.

All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

. ( Tirthankar Ghosh, J. )