Tuhin Sankar Sar And ORS v. State Of West Bengal

NB 25.11.2021 CRR 2348 of 2021 Ct. No. 39 In the matter of:- Tuhin Sankar Sar & Ors. ...petitioners Mr. Koustav Bagchi, Mr. Debanjan Ghosh.

...for the petitioners.

Mr. Imran Ali, Mr. M. F. A. Begg.

....for the State.

This is an application seeking expeditious disposal of a proceeding in which a charge sheet was submitted under Sections 406, 498A and 506 read with Section 34 of the Penal Code. Let a copy of this application be served upon Mr. Mr. Imran Ali and Mr. M. F. A. Begg, learned Counsels who ordinarily appear on behalf of the State. Let them represent the State. Their engagement may be regularised by the competent authority of the State in due course. Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits as follows. The petitioners are the accused in this case. Although, the FIR was registered on 12.05.2001, cognizance of the offences were taken on 17.12.2016 after submission of charge sheet, till date the proceeding could not be concluded. Even charges have not been framed till date.

There are 6 witnesses mentioned in the charge sheet. Long dates are being fixed in this case. In the interest of justice, the proceeding ought to be expedited. Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the State submits that the State would not come in the way if a direction for expeditious disposal is passed in this case.

I have heard the submissions of the learned counsels appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the State and have perused the revision petition.

It appears that an inordinate delay has been caused in concluding the trial, especially after the matter was transferred to the learned Court for trial.

In view of the above and in the interest of justice, the learned Court is requested to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible without granting any unnecessary adjournment to any of the parties and more particularly to prepone the next date of hearing to any date in the month of January, 2022 and thereafter, proceed to decide the question of framing of charges at the earliest, preferably within two months from the altered next date of hearing.

With the above observations, the revisional application is disposed of.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order may be supplied to the parties expeditiously, if applied for.

(Jay Sengupta, J.)