Nilima Ghosh v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

9.3.2026 sb CRR 2695 of 2025 Smt. Nilima Ghosh Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Monish Sen Ms. Oisani Mukherjee ...for the Petitioner This is an application wherein the petitioner has prayed for expeditious disposal of the proceeding being T.R no. 24 of 2021 arising out of Durgapur Police Station case no. 489 of 2017 corresponding to G.R. case no. 1537 of 2017, presently pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate, 2nd Court, Durgapur.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that in this case, the charge-sheet was submitted on 15.2.2020 and one of the accused namely, Baburam Soren, was found absent and for which, on that day, the court below issued warrant of arrest against him. He further submits that since then, the case is fixed for execution report of warrant of arrest against the said accused, Baburam Soren for last six years and the court below has not taken any steps for early disposal of the said proceeding.

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 therein, the opposite party will have no cause to prejudice and as such, the

service of copy of application upon the opposite party is hereby dispensed with.

Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and that the prayer made by the petitioner is justified in terms of the long pendency of the instant proceeding, the application being CRR 2695 of 2025 is hereby disposed of with a direction upon the court below to take further course of action in accordance with law in respect of the absconding accused and thereafter, the court below will make every endeavour for expeditious disposal of the proceeding and to make his best effort to conclude the trial preferably within a period of six months from the next date of hearing without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties.

This order is passed invoking this court's jurisdiction under Section 529 of the BNSS.

Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, duly applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities.

(Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J.)