Rajendra Kumar Jain v. Goutam Sharma

17.10.2023 Serial no. 36 [G.S.D] CRR 3860 of 2023 In the matter of : Rajendra Kumar Jain ... ... Petitioner Mr. Rishav Singh Mr. Sagar Kumar Mishra Ms. Subhangini Jaiswal ... for the Petitioner The present revisional application has been preferred for expediting the progress of CS/103012 of 2016, which is pending before the ld. Metropolitan Magistrate, 20th Court, Calcutta. The certified copy enclosed along with the present revisional application reflects that the examination under Section 313 Cr.P.C. is over and the next date was fixed for defence witness.

Ld. advocate submits that the next date has been fixed on 22nd of November, 2023 for D.W.

Having regard to the fact that almost seven years have passed since the initiation of the case, I direct the ld. Metropolitan Magistrate, 20th Court, Calcutta, to complete the defence evidence by 15th of February, 2024. Arguments be completed by 15th of March, 2024 and the verdict be pronounced by 30th of April, 2024.

With the aforesaid observations, CRR 3860 of 2023 is disposed of Pending application, if any, is also disposed of. Parties to act on a server copy of this order duly collected from the official website of the Hon'ble High Court at Calcutta.

Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties, subject to compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)