Sanjoy Ghosh 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. 1204 of 2023 Sanjoy Ghosh Vs.

The State of West Bengal For the petitioner : Mr. Somnath Banerjee, Adv. Mr. Pronojit Roy, Adv.

For the State : Mr. Aniket Mitra, Adv.

Heard on : 17.04.2023.

Judgment On : 17.04.2023.

Bibek Chaudhuri, J.

The petitioner is the accused in custody in connection with Sessions Case No.01(8) 2021 under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code. He is incarnation since 2nd May, 2021. The instant petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioner praying for expeditious disposal.

This Court is of the view that the instant revision can be disposed of here and now with the assistance of the learned Public Prosecutor-in-Charge. Therefore, Mr. Aniket Mitra, learned Advocate for the State is requested to assist this Court on behalf of the opposite party-cum- State of West Bengal. Appointment of Mr. Mitra

be regularized by the learned Legal Remembrancer, Government of West Bengal.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner was arrested on 2nd May, 2021 and till date he is in custody. In the instant case, there are 18 charge-sheeted witnesses. Out of them only 6 witnesses were examined by the Trial Court. The learned Advocate for the petitioner also draws my attention to an order dated 25th February, 2022 passed in CRM(DB) 554 of 2022 wherein the Division Bench of this Court while rejecting the prayer for bail of the petitioner directed the Trial Court to dispose of the trial of the case as expeditiously as possible without affording any unnecessary adjournments to any of the parties. However, the learned Trial Judge has failed to comply with such direction. So is the instant petition. I have heard the learned Advocate for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor-in-Charge.

As on this date, the Trial Judge will have to examine 12 witnesses as per the charge-sheet. The learned Trial Judge is requested to examine the remaining 12 witnesses within six months from the date of communication of this order positively. He shall come to a logical conclusion of the case within one month thereafter. With the above order, the instant revision is disposed of. The parties are at liberty to act on the server copy of the order.

(Bibek Chaudhuri, J.) Mithun De/ A.R. (Ct).

Sl No.137.D/L.