Suman Mondal @ Sumon Mondal v. State Of West Bengal

NB 27.04.2022 CRR 1215 of 2022 Ct. No. 39 In the matter of:- Suman Mondal @ Sumon Mondal ...petitioner Mr. Debapratim Guha, Mr. Rajiv Lochan Chakraborty, Ms. Anchita Sarkar.

...for the petitioner.

Mr. Bidyut Kr. Roy, Ms. Rita Dutta.

....for the State.

Although, this is an application for quashing of a proceeding in which a charge sheet was submitted under Sections 20(b)(ii)(c) and 29 of the NDPS Act, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner would not like to press for the same and would pray for a direction to expedite the proceeding.. Let a copy of this application be served upon Mr. Bidyut Kumar Roy and Ms. Rita Dutta, learned Counsels who ordinarily appear on behalf of the State. Let them represent the State. 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. He is in custody since 09.06.2021, the date on which the FIR was registered. A charge sheet was submitted on 24.11.2021.

In all, sixteen witnesses are proposed to be examined in this case. On 14.02.2022, charges were framed. However, till date, not a single witness has been examined in this case. The matter has remained pending for no fault on the part of the present petitioner. Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the State submits that the State would not come in the way if a direction is passed to expedite the proceeding.

I have heard the submissions of the learned counsels appearing

on behalf of the petitioner and the State and have perused the revision petition.

It appears that some delay has been occasioned in concluding the trial, especially considering the fact that the petitioner is languishing in custody since 09.06.2021.

In view of the above and in the interest of justice, the learned Court is requested to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible without granting any unnecessary adjournment to any of the parties, preferably within a period of one year from the next date of hearing. With the above observations, the revisional application is disposed of.

The petitioner shall be at liberty to raise all the points taken up in this application before the learned Trial Court. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order may be supplied to the parties expeditiously, if applied for.

(Jay Sengupta, J.)