1 2025:CGHC:29660 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 2047 of 2025 Atif Lakhani S/o Firoj Lakhani Aged About 22 Years R/o Mutad Park Gudiya Gaon, P.S. Gudiya District Surat Gujrat ... Petitioner versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Azad Chowk Raipur, District Raipur, C.G. ... Respondent For Petitioner : None. For Respondent : Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 02.07. 2025 1. This is an office reference. 2. This Court, vide order dated 19.12.2024, passed in MCRC Nos. 6692/2024, while allowing the bail to the petitioner, namely, Atif Lakhani, had expressed its trust that the trial Court should make an earnest endeavor to conclude the trial expeditiously in 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 Judicial Magistrate First Class, Raipur, District – Raipur RAJSHEKHAR SONI Digitally signed by RAJSHEKHAR SONI 2 (C.G.), through the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Raipur, District – Raipur (C.G.) vide his request letter dated 26.06.2025 has requested for grant of some more time for concluding the trial. 4. It transpires from perusal of the PUD, that in this case, out of 33 witnesses, 28 witnesses are yet to be examined. Therefore, it is likely to take some time for concluding the trial. Therefore, he prays for grant of some more 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 further period of three months from today. 6. Accordingly, this CRMP stands disposed of 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 Rajshekhar