Calcutta High CourtCRR/2253/2026disposed

Tuhin Sankar Bhattacharjee v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

2026-06-18Hon'Ble Dr. Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee2 pages

18.06.2026 Serial no. 31 [Srimanta] Ct. No. - 29 CRR 2253 of 2026 In re : An Application under Sections 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponding to Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Sureaksha Sanhita, 2023 -AndIn the matter of : TUHIN SANKAR BHATTACHARJEE ... ... Petitioner Mr. Souma Subhra Ray, Mr. Arijit Roy, Ms. Priyanka Patra, Ms. Neelam Kumari, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioner.

1. Petitioner herein has prayed for a direction upon the Court below for expeditious disposal of the proceeding being G.R. Case No. 636/2016 presently pending before learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Court, Barrackpore, North 24Parganas.

2. Being aggrieved by the inordinate delay caused in disposal of the said proceeding, learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that upon completion of investigation charge-sheet was submitted in this case on 31st May, 2016 and after about six years charge was framed against the accused persons on 30th January, 2023. Since then for last three and half years no prosecution witness has been examined so far. Prosecution has proposed to examine six

witnesses. Therefore, he prayed for a direction upon Court below for expeditious disposal of the proceeding.

3. Having heard learned Counsel for the petitioner, it appears that the prayer made by the petitioner is innocuous and if it is allowed in terms of the prayer made in the petition, the opposite party will have no cause to prejudice and as such service of copy of application upon the opposite party is dispensed with.

4. Having considered that the trial has stalled for a period of three and half years since 30th January, 2023, I find that the prayer made by the petitioner is justified and required to be allowed to secure the ends of justice.

5. In view of above, CRR/2253/2026 is hereby disposed of with a direction upon the Court below to make every endeavour for expeditious disposal of the proceeding being G.R. Case No. 636/2016 presently pending before learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Court, Barrackpore and to make his best effort to conclude the entire proceeding preferably within a period of six months from the next date of hearing.

(Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J.)