Avijit Guha v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

C.R.R.2683 of 2022 D/L26 12.06.2023 Bpg.

In Re: An application under Section 483 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973;

Avijit Guha

Versus

The State of West Bengal and another Ms. Madhuja Ritwika.

...for the petitioner.

Mr. Saswata Gopal Mukherjee,Ld.P.P., Mr. Saryati Datta.

...for the State.

Petitioner is directed to serve a copy of the revisional application upon Mr. Saryati Datta, learned advocate, who ordinarily appears on behalf of the State. His appointment may be regularised by the concerned authorities.

The grievance of the present petitioner is that the case was instituted in the year 2013. Charge-sheet was also submitted in the year 2013 and till date only two witnesses have been examined. Having considered the fact that almost 10 years have passed since the case was instituted, the learned trial court is directed to fix at least one date on each and every 45 days for recording of evidence of the witnesses so that the trial of the case can be taken to its logical conclusion within a reasonable period of time. No unnecessary adjournment should be granted to either of the parties. The public prosecutor conducting the case should make all the materials, exhibits and documents available on the date on which the witnesses arrive for being examined. All stakeholders

should co-operate with the learned trial court so that the trial is concluded within a period of two years from the date of communication of this order.

With the aforesaid observations, CRR 2683 of 2022 is disposed of.

Pending application, if any, is consequently disposed of. All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities.

(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)