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2025:CGHC:15025
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 1116 of 2025 1 - Ajay Basod S/o Kalpnath Aged About 21 Years R/o Village Sahanpur, Thana And Tahsil Sitapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Neeraj Vishwakarma S/o Kamlu Singh Aged About 24 Years (Wrongly Mention In Rejection Order As Per F I R, Neeraj Agariya S/o Kamlu Agariya Mentioned As Per Charge Sheet), R/o Village Sahanpur, Thana And Tahsil Sitapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh.
... Applicants versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Sitapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh.
... Non-applicant For Applicants : None For Non-applicant : Mr. Amit Verma, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri
Ramesh Sinha
, Chief Justice
Order on Board
28.03.
2025
1. This is an ofÏce reference.
2. This Court, vide order dated 28.08.2024, passed in MCRC No. 5992 of 2024, while rejecting the bail to the applicants, namely, Ajay Basod and Neeraj Vishwakarma, had expressed its trust that the trial Court should make an earnest endeavor to conclude the trial expeditiously in KUNAL DEWANGAN Digitally signed by KUNAL DEWANGAN
2 accordance with law, preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order, if there was no legal impediment.
3. The learned Special Judge (Atrocities Act), Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) vide his request letter dated 19.03.2025 has requested for grant of some more time for concluding the trial.
4. It transpires from perusal of the PUD that in this case, the statements of victim, along with a total of 05 prosecution witnesses, have been recorded and to ensure the presence of the remaining witnesses for testimony, bailable warrants have been issued against them. Further, an
order has been separately issued to the concerned Station House OfÏcer and the Superintendent of Police, Ambikapur, Sarguja district, to serve the issued order with special efforts. Hence the conclusion of the trial is likely to take some more time therefore, he prays for grant of some more time for concluding the same.
5. The request appears to be reasonable. The concerned trial Court is
directed to conclude the trial as early as possible, preferably within a further period of four months from today.
6. Accordingly, this CRMP stands disposed off with the aforesaid direction.
7. Registry is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance. Sd/-
(Ramesh Sinha)
Chief Justice Kunal