Sr. No. 03 HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU Bail App No. 179/2025 Rafiq Azam …. Petitioner/Appellant(s) Through:- Mr. Wasim Khan, Advocate V/s Union Territory of J&K & anr. …..Respondent(s) Through:- Ms. Priyanka Bhat, assisting counsel to Mr. Eishaan Dadhichi, GA CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PARIHAR, JUDGE ORDER 13.02.2026 1. Learned counsel for the applicant, after arguing for a while, submitted that since the matter is at fag end and most of the witnesses have been examined, therefore, without pressing this application, he would rather seek a direction upon the Trial Court to ensure disposal of the charge-sheet. His statement is taken on record. 2. Even otherwise also, since the applicant is in custody from inception of charge-sheet, it is bounden duty of the Trial Court to expeditiously decide an under trial matter. 3. In the aforesaid backdrop, the present application is disposed of enabling the applicant to take fresh call as and when need arises, with further direction to the Trial Court to ensure that the trial is concluded at the earliest particularly depending upon its work load. 4. Disposed of along with connected application. (SANJAY PARIHAR) Judge JAMMU RAM MURTI 13.02.2026 Ram Murti 2026.02.13 16:10 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Jammu