1 2025:CGHC:24703 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 1787 of 2025 1 - Rajendra Gupta S/o Late Chhotelal Gupta Aged About 48 Years R/o Chachai, Police Station Chachai, District Anuppur, (M.P.) 2 - Vishwanath Panika S/o Late Hiralal Panika Aged About 52 Years R/o Village Badoudi, Police Station Jaitpur, District Shahdol, (M.P.) ... Petitioner(s) versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Of Police Station Arjuni, District Dhamtari, C.G. ... Respondent For petitioners : None For respondent /State : Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 16.06.2025 1. This is an office reference. 2. This Court, vide order dated 04.12.2024, passed in MCRC No. 7186 of 2024, while allowing the bail to the petitioners, namely, Rajendra Gupta and Vishwanath Panika, had expressed its VAIBHAV SINGH Digitally signed by VAIBHAV SINGH Date: 2025.06.17 20:13:39 +0530 2 trust that the trial Court should make an earnest endeavor to conclude the trial expeditiously in accordance with law, preferably within a period of 06 months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of the order, if there was no legal impediment. 3. The learned Special Judge (NDPS Act), Dhamtari (C.G.) vide his request letter dated 28.05.2025 has requested for grant of three months time for concluding the trial. 4. It transpires from perusal of the PUD, that in the present case, it is requested that while granting bail to the accused by the referenced order of the Hon'ble Chhattisgarh High Court Bilaspur, it was also directed that the case should be disposed of within 06 months from the receipt of the certified copy of the order. The copy of the said order has been received by this court on 07/12/2024, according to which the case was to be disposed of by 05/06/2025. At present, out of 12 witnesses in the list of prosecution witnesses, the examination of 11 witnesses has been completed and the examination of the only witness Chhannu Ram Netam is pending, for whose presence an arrest warrant was issued for today, but the arrest warrant has been received back without serving it with the report of his not being found in time, due to which it is likely that the case will take time to be resolved. Due to this reason, it is not possible to conclude the trial within the time prescribed by this Court. Hence, he prays for grant of three months further time for concluding the trial. 5. The request appears to be reasonable. The concerned trial Court is directed to conclude the trial as early as possible, preferably within a 3 further period of three 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 vaibhav