Pintu Ghosh And ORS. v. State Of West Bengal

C.R.R.810 of 2024 D/L19 20.03.2024 Bpg.

In Re: An application under Section 482 read with Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973;

Pintu Ghosh and others

Versus

The State of West Bengal Mr. Snehasish Ghosh Ms. Chandrima Debnath Mr. Jisan Hossain.

...for the petitioners.

Ms. Sujata Das.

...for the State.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are in custody for a considerable period of time and till date not even a single witness has been examined although charges have been framed.

Ms. Sujata Das, learned advocate appearing on behalf of the State has submitted a report.

Let the report be kept with the record.

Report reflects that the witnesses were present and when the witnesses were present the Presiding Officer was absent. Next dates have been fixed in the month of June, 2024. Having considered the period of detention of the present petitioners and that 15 witnesses are to be examined, I direct the learned trial court to conclude at least the examination in-chief and cross-examination of 6 witnesses by 31st July, 2024. Learned trial court would be at liberty to fix as many dates as it can in order to complete the evidence of six witnesses till 31st July, 2024. Nine

witnesses so left for examination would be concluded by 30th September, 2024 by fixing at least a schedule consisting of four dates on and from the month of August, 2024, learned trial court would try to fix at least four schedule for conclusion of nine witnesses within which the examination-in-chief and crossexamination would be over. The learned trial court would thereafter fix dates for examination of the accused persons under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and dispose of the case prior to 31st January, 2025. The Superintendent of Police of Murshidabad District will extend all cooperation for making available the witnesses on the date so fixed and the summons so issued, no further leniency will be accepted for non-availability of the witnesses. Learned public prosecutor conducting the case would produce all the materials, documents and exhibits on the date so fixed for examination of the witnesses.

No unnecessary adjournment be granted to any of the parties and in spite of any resolution of local bar, the proceedings of the case would continue and the participating advocates will not in any manner stall the proceedings. All stakeholders would cooperate with the trial court to conclude the trial at the earliest.

With the aforesaid observations, CRR 810 of 2024 is disposed of.

Pending connected application, if any, is consequently disposed of.

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

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities.

(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)