Amirul Mondal @ Raju Molla v. State Of West Bengal

Form J(1) IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Criminal Revisional Jurisdiction Appellate Side Present :

The Hon'ble Justice Bibek Chaudhuri C.R.R. 878 of 2023 Amirul Mondal @ Raju Molla Vs.

The State of West Bengal For the petitioner : Mr. Angshuman Chakraborty, Adv.

Mr. Shashanka Shekhar Saha, Adv.

For the State : Mr. Anwar Hossain, Adv. Ms. Manisha Sharma, Adv.

Heard on : 03.04.2023.

Judgment On : 03.04.2023.

Bibek Chaudhuri, J.

The petitioner has prayed for expeditious disposal of a case under Sections 21(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act pending before the learned Additional Sessions Judge, 6th Court at Barasat being case No.N-231 of 2019. It is submitted by the learned Advocate for the petitioner that the petitioner was arrested on 26th November, 2019. On completion of investigation, police submitted charge-sheet showing nine witnesses to be examined by the prosecution. On 23rd September, 2021, charge was framed against the petitioner. Subsequently, till

18th April, 2022 four witnesses were examined and five more witnesses are remaining to be examined as on this date. The learned Trial Judge has fixed 12th and 13th April, 2023 for examination of the remaining witnesses.

Having heard the learned Advocate for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor-in-Charge, Mrs. Manisha Sharma who has been requested to assist this Court on behalf of the State. This Court is of the view that the instant revision can be disposed of here and now directing the Trial court to dispose of the instant case within three months from the date of communication of this order.

The appointment of Mrs. Manisha Sharma be regularized by the learned Legal Remembrancer, Government of West Bengal. The instant revision is, accordingly disposed of. (Bibek Chaudhuri, J.) Mithun De/ A.R. (Ct).

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