1 2025:CGHC:96 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 3490 of 2024 1 - Soeil Khan Alias Sohail Khan S/o Shri Jamaluddin Khan Aged About 24 Years R/o Village Khairwa Jagir, Police Station Manawar District Dhar, MadhyaPradesh 2 - Akbar Khan S/o Shri Babu Khan Aged About 31 Years R/o Village Khairwa Jagir, Police Station - Manawar, District - Dhar, Madhya Pradesh ... Applicants versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House OfÏcer, Police Station Purur District Balod Chhattisgarh ... Non-applicant For Applicants : None For Non-applicant : Ms. Smriti Shrivastava, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 02.01. 2025 1. This is an ofÏce reference. 2. This Court, vide order dated 20.02.2024, passed in MCRC No. 654 of 2024, while allowing the bail to the applicants, namely, Soeil Khan Alias Sohail Khan and Akbar Khan 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 2 date of date of receipt of a certified copy of this order, if there was no legal impediment. 3. The learned Special Judge (NDPS Act), Balod District-Balod (C.G.) vide his request letter dated 10.12.2024 has requested for grant of six months time for concluding the trial. 4. It transpires from perusal of the PUD, that in this case, the prosecution has presented an examination program of 09 witnesses, out of which 02 witnesses have been examined by the competent Court. To ensure the presence of the remaining witnesses, summons/notices have been issued against them. Therefore, the case was fixed for prosecution evidence on December 10, 2024, and December 11, 2024. Hence, the conclusion of the trial is likely to take some time, therefore, he prays for grant of six months 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 six 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