Jharna Mukherjee v. State Of West Bengal

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Criminal Revisional Jurisdiction 27-02-2024 Subha Item no. 37 Ct no.34 CRR 4060 of 2023 Smt. Jharna Mukherjee -versus- The State of West Bengal Mr. Tanmoy Basu Mr. Manoj Adak Mr. Ganesh Banerjee .....for the petitioner.

Petitioner has challenged the continuance of the proceedings relating to Uttarpara P. S. Case No. 61/2009 dated 26-03-2009 which was registered for investigation under Section 17A of the West Bengal Inland Fisheries Act, 3/4/52 of the Town Country Planning and Development Act, 1979 and 4D of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955.

On conclusion of investigation, chargesheet was submitted under the same sections in the year 2009 and after 15 years petitioner has approached this court for quashing of the proceedings on the ground that in the year 2019 he has got a certificate in respect of the land.

Having considered the fact that the case is more than 15 years old, I am of the opinion that the same must go for trial. Petitioner would be at liberty to produce all the documents in his custody in course of the trial. The learned ACJM, Serampore, Hooghly is directed to fix one date in every forty-five days for the

purposes of the present case so that the trial is concluded at the earliest.

With the above observations, the present revisional application being CRR 4060 of 2023 is disposed of. Learned Registrar General, High Court, Calcutta is directed to communicate this order to the learned ACJM, Serampore, Hooghly.

All concerned parties are to act in terms of a copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this court. [Tirthankar Ghosh, J]