1 2025:CGHC:39505 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 2460 of 2025 Sankat Mochan Rai S/o Prabhanjan Prasad Rai Aged About 32 Years Kanisht Passport Sahayak, Passport Sewa Kendra, Inside Of Main Post Office Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh, At Present R/o C/o Atul Mehta, Shakuntala Nivas, House No. 04 Babupara Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh, Present Address Village And Post Baghmari, Police Station Devghar, District Jharkhand ... Petitioner versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through E.O.W./A.C.B. Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent For Petitioner : None For Respondent/State : Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 07.08.2025 1. This is an office reference. 2. This Court, vide order dated 09.08.2024, passed in MCRC No. 5654 of 2024, while allowing the bail to the petitioner, namely, Sankat Mochan Rai, 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 the order, if there was no legal impediment. RAJSHEKHAR SONI Digitally signed by RAJSHEKHAR SONI 2 3. Earlier on occasion also, this Court had granted extension of time for conclusion of the trial vide order dated 03.02.2025 in CRMP No. 416/2025. 4. The learned Special Judge (PC Act), Ambikapur, District – Surguja (C.G.) through the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Surguja at Ambikapur (C.G.) vide his request letter dated 10.07.2025 has requested for grant of 4 months’ time for concluding the trial. 5. It transpires from perusal of the PUD, that the present case is at the stage of recording of the prosecution witness, and evidence of 12 witnesses have been recorded and the evidence of Investigating Officer and one other witness are yet to be examined. Hence, trial is likely to take some time for its conclusion. Hence, he prays for grant of 4 months’ time for concluding the trial. 6. 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. 7. Accordingly, this CRMP stands disposed off with the aforesaid direction. 8. 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