Ranjit Paul v. The State Of West Bengal

06.07.2022.

Ct.No. 1 Item No. 9 sp CALCUTTA HIGH COURT

IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI

APPELLATE SIDE C.R.M. (NDPS) 195 of 2022 In Re:- An application for cancellation of bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, filed on 29.06.2022.

And In the matter of : Ranjit Paul.

...petitioner Mr. Jaydeep Kanta Bhowmik, ...For the petitioner Mr. Aditi Shankar Chakraborty, Mr. Nilay Chakraborty ....For the State The application for bail is canvassed primarily on the ground that the petitioner is in custody since July, 2021 and the date of trial has not been fixed.

Given the facts and circumstances of the present case and having heard the arguments of the learned counsel for the State and the petitioner, this Court is of the view that interest of justice will be sub-served, if the learned District and Sessions Judge, Jalpaiguri is directed to fix an early date for commencement of trial.

It is ordered that the trial should be completed mandatorily and positively, within a period of eight months from the date of communication of a copy of this order.

C.R.M. (NDPS) 195 of 2022, shall stand rejected.

All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Ananda Kumar Mukherjee, J.) (Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)