1 2025:CGHC:32257 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 2165 of 2025 1 - Harish Sonvani S/o Late Heera Say Sonvani, Aged About 41 Years, R/o House No. 305/b/1, Balco Nagar, Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 1 - Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. Headquarters, Core-6, Scope Office Complex, 7-Lodhi Road, New Delhi, Through Prateek Jain, S/o Shri K.M. Jain, Aged About 34 Years, Assistant General Manager (Taxation), Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd., Balco Nagar, Korba, Tehsil And District Korba, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent For Petitioner : Mr. Syed Mohammad Sohail, Advocate. For Respondent : Not noticed Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal Order on Board 11/07/ 2025 1. In this petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, the petitioner seek a direction for to expedite the proceedings of a criminal complaint under Section 200 of CrPC in Criminal Case (filing No.) No. 2191/2022 pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Korba (C.G.). 2 2. Facts of the case are that on 13.04.2022, the Petitioner participated in a peaceful agitation, at Parsabhatha Gate, protesting wage disparities and workers' rights violations by BALCO. On 18.04.2022, BALCO through its representative Prateek Jain, filed an application before the Labour Court, Korba, alleging the agitation was illegal and submitting forged Standing Orders to obtain an ex-parte injunction on 22.04.2022. The Labour Court, upon reviewing the documents, found them to be forged on 06.05.2022, and warned BALCO against future misconduct. Aggrieved by BALCO's actions, the Petitioner filed a complaint in the Balco Nagar Police Station on 17.05.2022, which was not acted upon. Consequently, the Petitioner filed a Criminal Complaint (Filing No. 2191/2022) under Section 200 CrPC on 26.09.2022, before the JMFC, Korba, alleging offences under IPC Sections 420, 467, 468, and 471. 3. The learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the case has been pending before the trial court for arguments on pre- registration since 21.02.2023, and the proceedings are progressing at a slow pace over the past 2.5 years. Therefore, the counsel prays for a direction to the trial Court, to conclude the proceedings as expeditiously as possible. 4. I have heard learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioner and perused the documents annexed with the petition including the order sheets of the Trial Court. 5. Upon perusal of the records, it is evident that the complaint 3 case has been pending since 21.02.2023, and has been adjourned for argument, with no progress made for about 2.5 years and in view of the limited prayer made in this petition, without commenting on the merits of the case, this Court directs the concern Court to expedite the proceedings in Criminal Case (filing) No. 2191/2022. 6. With the above observations/direction, this petition stands finally dispose off at the admission stage itself. Sd/- (Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) Judge Sourabh P.