Mrinal Roy v. Sanjib Bardhan

08.01.2025

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Item No.6 CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI Ct.No.2 CRIMINAL REVISIONAL JURISDICTION kausik C.R.R. 3 of 2025 Mrinal Roy Vs.

Sanjib Bardhan Mr. Sayantan Bhowmik Ms. Sayantani Das Ms. Debi Sarkar ... For the Petitioner.

Mr. Aditi Shankar Chakraborty, APP Mr. Abhijit Sarkar ...For the State.

Petitioner has prayed for expeditious trial of CR No. 195 of 2023 which is a proceeding under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.

Records reflect that execution return of the warrant of arrest is pending.

As the accused is evading the process of law as is reflected from the records of the case, I direct the Inspectorin-Charge/Officer-in-Charge of Kotwali Police Station, Jalpaiguri to execute the warrant of arrest within a week from date.

If the accused is not available and/or evading the due process of law further, report be submitted before the learned Judicial Magistrate (3rd Court), Jalpaiguri.

Learned Judicial Magistrate would issue harsher process of law.

In case the accused continues to evade the process of law further, the application for interim compensation if filed before the learned Judicial Magistrate be considered ex parte and in tune with the provisions of the act the amount of interim compensation may be granted.

On the other hand, if the accused appears before the court or is brought before the court by the police authorities, the learned Magistrate would fix at least one date in a month to take the trial of the case to its logical conclusion within a reasonable period of time.

With the aforesaid observations CRR 3 of 2025 is disposed of.

All concerned parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)