Om Prakash Dhanuk And Others v. State Of West Bengal And ANR
11.06.2026 Serial no. 25 [Srimanta] Ct. No. - 29 CRR/2257/2026 In re : An Application under Sections 482 read with Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure corresponding to Section 528 read with Section 442 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 -AndIn the matter of : OM PRAKASH DHANUK AND OTHERS ... ... Petitioners Mr. Somnath Mukherjee, Ms. Rupsha Das, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioners.
1. In this application the petitioners have prayed for a direction upon the Court below for expeditious disposal of BGR/1170/2021 presently pending before learned Judicial Magistrate, 2nd Court, Alipore.
2. Being aggrieved by the inordinate delay caused in disposal of the said proceeding, learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that the charge under Sections 498A/406 of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act have been framed against the petitioners on 08.11.2023. Since then two and a half years have already passed but no witness has been examined so far and for which the petitioners are suffering a lot.
3. Having heard learned Counsel for the petitioners, it appears that the prayer made by the petitioners is
innocuous and if it is allowed in terms of the prayer made therein, the opposite parties will have no cause to prejudice and as such service of copy of application upon the opposite parties is dispensed with.
4. Having considered the fact that the trial of the criminal proceeding has been stalled for a considerable period of time, I find that the prayer made by the petitioners is justified and requireed to be allowed to secure the ends of justice.
5. In view of the above, CRR/2257/2026 is hereby disposed of with a direction upon the Court below to make every endeavour for expeditious disposal of the criminal proceeding being BGR Case No. 1170/2021 and to make its best efforts to conclude the entire proceeding preferably within a period of six months from the next date of hearing.
(Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J.)