Syed Md. Mamdoodul Hasan v. State Of West Bengal

16.03.2021 SB Ct. No.32 CRR 784 of 2021 In the matter of : Syed Md. Mamdoodul Hasan Mr. Rachit Lakhmani Mr. Ghulam Muztaba ... 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 406, 498A read with Section 34 of the Penal Code. A certified copy of the order sheet filed by the petitioner in Court is taken on record.

Let a copy of the revisional application be served upon Mr. Imran Ali, and Ms. Debjani Sahu, learned counsels who ordinarily appears on behalf of the State.They are requested to appear in this matter. 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 an accused in this case. Although the F.I.R. was lodged in 2011 and the charge sheet was submitted in 2012, till date the proceeding could not be concluded. There are eight prosecution witnesses in all as mentioned in the charge sheet. Although charges were framed in 2014, till date only one witness could be examined in part. The impugned proceeding has remained pending largely for no fault on the part of the petitioner. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State submits that in the interest of justice the impugned proceeding ought to be expedited.

I have heard the submissions of the learned counsels appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the State and have perused the revision petition.

No prejudice would be caused to any one if a direction is passed for an expeditious disposal of the proceeding. It appears that some delay was occasioned in concluding the proceeding.

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 years from the next date of hearing.

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.)