Kalu Bag v. State Of West Bengal

Form J(2) IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction Appellate Side Present :

The Hon'ble Justice Bibek Chaudhuri C.R.R. 2397 of 2022 Kalu Bag Vs.

The State of West Bengal For the petitioners : Mr. Sudip Ghosh Chowdhury, Adv For the State : Mr. Ranabir Roy Chowdhury, Adv.

Mr. Ashok Das, Adv.

Heard on : 31.10.2022.

Judgment On : 31.10.2022.

Bibek Chaudhuri, J.

This is an application for expeditious disposal of Chinsurah Police Station Case No.73 of 2019 dated 1st April, 2019 under Sections 21(c )/29 N.D.P.S. Act .

It is submitted by the learned Advocate for the petitioners that in respect of the above-mentioned case, charge-sheet was submitted before the Special Court on 20th September, 2019. The accused

persons appeared before the Trial Court to face trial. However, witness action of this case has not yet been started. It is also submitted by the learned Advocate for the petitioner that the Investigating Officer submitted Chemical Examination Report and filed supplementary charge-sheet. Therefore, there is no predicament to proceed with the trial of the case. Considering the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner, this Court is of the view that the instant revision can be disposed of here and now with the assistance of the learned Public Prosecutor-inCharge. Therefore, Mr. Ranabir Roy Chowdhury is requested to assist this Court as Public Prosecutor-in-Charge.

The learned Advocate for the petitioner has already served a copy of the instant application.

Appointment of Mr. Roy Chowdhury be regularized by the learned Legal Remembrancer, Government of West Bengal. Having heard the learned Counsels for the petitioner and the State, I have duly considered the fact that NDPS Case No.07/2019 pending before the Additional Sessions Judge Cum Judge Special Court, (NDPS), Hooghly is at present ready for trial and disposal.

Under such circumstance, the learned Trial Judge is requested to fix a specific schedule for examination of the witnesses as per the charge-sheet so that the case may be disposed of expeditiously. Accordingly, CRR 2397 of 2022 is, thus, disposed of. (Bibek Chaudhuri, J.) Item No.8.

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