Firoj Sk. 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. 2032 of 2022 Firoj Sk.

Vs.

State of West Bengal For the petitioner : Mr. Dipankar Mondal, Adv.

Heard on : 15.07.2022 Judgment On : 15.07.2022.

Bibek Chaudhuri, J.

This is an application for expeditious disposal of NDPS Case No.271 of 2020 pending before the learned Judge, Special Court under the NDPS Act-cum-Additional Sessions Judge, 5th Court, Berhampore, Murshidabad.

It is submitted by the learned Advocate for the petitioner that petitioner was arrested on 13th December, 2020 in connection with Samsherganj Police Station Case No.272 of 2020. Police submitted charge-sheet on 31st May, 2021 against the petitioner. Till date charge has not been framed. Therefore, the Trial Court may be directed for expeditious disposal of the case.

The petitioner did not aver in the instant revision as to whether supplementary charge sheet along with chemical examination report of the seized contraband articles has been filed by the Investigating Officer or not. The learned Advocate for the petitioner is also not able to appraise this Court in this regard.

Since charge has not been framed, question of expeditious disposal of the case does not arise at all.

However, the instant revision is disposed of directing the Court below to take proactive step to obtain chemical examination report and supplementary charge-sheet from the Investigating Officer within one month from the date of communication of the order. Thereafter, the Trial Court shall proceed with the case in accordance with law. The instant revision is, thus, disposed of.

The petitioner is at liberty to communicate this order obtaining server copy of the same.

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

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