Kaushik Biswas v. State Of West Bengal

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CRIMINAL REVISIONAL JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE The Hon'ble JUSTICE BIBEK CHAUDHURI CRR 2505 of 2022 Kousik Biswas -VsThe State of West Bengal For the petitioner:

Mr. Angshuman Chakraborty, Adv Mr. Shashanka Shekhar Saha, Adv.

For the State:

Ms. Mamata Jana, Adv., Heard on: 16th January, 2023.

Judgment on: 16th January, 2023.

BIBEK CHAUDHURI, J. : - 1.

This is an application for expeditious disposal of N case no. 55 of 2021 filed by the petitioner/accused person in custody arising out of Gaighata Police Station Case no. 317 of 2021 dated 13th April, 2021 under Section 21(C) of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1984 presently pending before the Learned Additional Sessions Judge, 6th Court at Barasat.

2.

On perusal of the instant application and the materials on record, this court is of the view that the instant application can be disposed of with the assistance of the learned public prosecutor-in-charge on behalf of the State. Therefore Ms. Mamata Jana learned advocate is requested to

assist this court on behalf of the state. Appointment of Ms. Mamata Jana be regularized by the learned Legal Remembrancer, Government of West Bengal.

3.

It is submitted by the learned advocate for the petitioner that the petitioner was arrested on 13th April, 2021 on the allegation of committing offence under Section 21(C) of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1984. Since then, he is in custody. After completion of investigation Chargesheet was submitted on 31st August, 2021 proposing 7 witnesses to be examined, all of whom are police personnel. Thereafter supplementary charge-sheet was submitted on 4th January, 2022 adding 2 more witnesses and on 29th March, 2022 charge was framed. The next date was fixed on 29th June, 2022 for production and evidence. Out of 9 witnesses only two witnesses has been examined and next date was fixed on 27th September, 2022 and 28th September, 2022 for production and evidence.

4.

It is further submitted by the learned Advocate for the petitioner that the prosecution is not at all serious for speedy disposal of the case. Therefore, necessary direction may be issued upon the court below for expeditious disposal.

5.

It is needless to say that in respect of "Case Flow Management", the High Court has issued a notification bearing No.4680 G dated 6th December, 2006. In the said notification NDPS case is listed as Track 1 case and trial court is directed to dispose of NDPS case within nine months from the date of submission of charge-sheet. The learned trial

judge failed to take recourse of speedy disposal of the case and thereby violated the High Court notification No.4680 G dated 6th December, 2006. 6.

In view of such circumstances, the trial court is directed to positively conclude examination of witnesses within six months from the date of communication of this order and deliver judgment within one month thereafter.

7.

The instant criminal revision is thus disposed of with the above direction 8.

The learned Advocate for the petitioner is at liberty to communicate this order to the trial court and the trial court is directed to act upon the server copy of the order.

(Bibek Chaudhuri, J.)