Akinchan Roy Chowdhury v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CRIMINAL REVISIONAL JURISDICATION Before:

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAY SENGUPTA C.R.R. 753 OF 2021 AKINCHAN ROY CHOWDHURY VS.

THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ANR.

For the Petitioners:

Ms. M. Ghosh For the State :

Mr. Rana Mukherjee Ms. Debjani Sahu Heard on:

12.03.2021 Judgment delivered on:

12.03.2021 JAY SENGUPTA, J:

This is an application seeking an expeditious disposal of a proceeding in which a charge-sheet was submitted under Sections 467, 468, 420 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code.

Mr. Rana Mukherjee and Ms. Debjani Sahu learned advocates who are present in Court today and who ordinarily appear on behalf of the State are requested to represent the State in this case. A copy of the petition is served upon them in Court. Their engagement may be regularised by the competent authority of the State in due course.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits as follows. The petitioner is the defacto complainant in this case. In spite of the fact that the FIR was lodged 23.03.2019, till date the proceedings could not be concluded. A charge-sheet was submitted on 27.09.2020. 03.09.3021 is fixed for the next date of hearing of this case before the learned trial court. Even charges could not be framed till date before the learned trial court.

Learned counsel appearing for the State submits that the proceedings ought to be expedited in the interest of justice. I have heard the submissions of the learned counsels appearing on behalf of the petitioners and the State and have perused the revision petition.

It appears that some delay was occasioned in concluding the proceedings.

In view of the above and in the interest of justice, the learned trial court is requested to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible without granting any unnecessary adjournment to any of the parties and in particular, to prepone the next date of hearing to anytime in June, 2021 and to decide the question of framing of charges after completing the process of supply of copies to the accused, within three months from such date.

With these observations, the revisional application is disposed of. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order may be supplied to the parties expeditiously, if applied for.

(Jay Sengupta, J.)