Ashis Roy Choudhury @ Ashish Roy Chowdhury v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

28.05.2025 Sl. No.38 Sc/Naba C. R. R. No. 1999 of 2025 In Re: An application under Sections 482/483 of the Code of Criminal Procedure corresponding to Section 528/529 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed on 02.05.2025 in connection with G.R. Case No. 1972 of 2017 arising out of Khardah Police Station Case No. 266 of 2017 dated 03.04.2017 under Sections 341/323/354/506 of the IPC.

And In Re: Ashis Roy Choudhury @ Ashish Roy Chowdhury ... ... Petitioner Mr. Moyukh Mukherjee, Mr. Debottam Das, Mr. Abhijit Singh ... ... for the petitioner 1.

The instant criminal revision has been preferred for seeking necessary direction for expeditious disposal of the proceeding being G.R. Case No. 1972 of 2017 arising out of Khardah Police Station Case No. 266 of 2017 dated 03.04.2017 pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate, 4th Court at Barrackpore, North 24 Parganas. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the case was initiated in the year 2017, investigation was concluded by submission of charge-sheet in the year 2017, cognizance was taken by the learned Magistrate in the same year but only charge has been framed on 27 th March, 2025, thereby learned Magistrate has fixed the date for trial on 17th January, 2026.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the present petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case, so necessary direction be passed so that the criminal proceeding may be disposed of as early as possible.

4.

I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and considered the materials and also considered the facts. The case was initiated in the year 2017 and the charge has been framed by the learned Magistrate on 27th March, 2025. It appears that the learned Magistrate

has fixed the date for evidence of CS Witness No.1 on 17 th January, 2026.

5.

I understand there is a busy Diary with the Magistrate, however, as the petitioner approached this Court, the learned Magistrate should take necessary steps so that the criminal proceeding may be disposed of most preferably within the year 2026. I make it clear that the learned Magistrate shall take necessary steps according to law to dispose of the proceeding.

6.

I also make it clear that this Court has not entered into the merits of the matter.

7.

Learned Magistrate shall dispose of the criminal proceeding according to law after giving reasonable opportunity of hearing to the parties without giving unnecessary adjournments. 8.

Under the above circumstances, this criminal revision is disposed of.

9.

Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be furnished to the parties upon compliance of all necessary formalities. (Subhendu Samanta, J.)