Subrata Das @ Roga 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. 2169 of 2022 Subrata Das @ Roga Vs.

State of West Bengal For the petitioner : Mr. Shibaji Kumar Das, Adv.

Ms. Rupsa Sreemani, Adv.

For the State : Md. Kutubuddin, Adv.

Heard on : 12.07.2022 Judgment On : 12.07.2022.

Bibek Chaudhuri, J.

The accused was arrested on 17th October, 2020 in connection with Deganga Police Station Case No.537 of 2020 dated 17th Octobr, 2020 under Section 21 (c) of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act. The investigation of the case ended in filing chargesheet and the case is at present pending before the learned Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, 6th Court at Barasat. On 9th March, 2022, charge was framed against the petitioner. On 30th May, 2022 date was fixed for recording of evidence of P.W.1 but due to

resolution taken by the Local Bar, the said witness could not be examined.

Next date is fixed on 20th and 21st September, 2022. This Court is of the view that the instant revision can be disposed of with the assistance of the learned Advocate on behalf of the State.

Md. Kutubuddin, learned Advocate is requested to act as an Advocate for the State of West Bengal.

Appointment of Mr. Kutubuddin be regularized by the learned Legal Remembrancer, Government of West Bengal. From the averment made in the instant application, this Court is not satisfied with the conduct of the learned Trial Judge because the learned Trial Judge has fixed dates of recording evidence of the witnesses on behalf of the prosecution after a gap of almost four months. Moreover, he has not prepared any schedule for examination of all the charge-sheeted witnesses.

For the reasons stated above, the learned Trial Judge is requested to dispose of the case being N-224 of 2020 expeditiously and he shall take all endeavour to conclude the hearing of the case within six months from the date of this order. The instant revision, is, thus, disposed of.

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

Sl No.153.

M/L.