1 2025:CGHC:4348 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 299 of 2025 Prashant Sharma @ Pintu S/o Ramsnehi Sharma Aged About 40 Years R/o Tilak Nagar House No. 305, 306 Janta Colony P.S. Gudhiyari District - Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House OfÏcer Police Station Gudhiyari District - Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Non-applicant For Applicant : None For Non-applicant : Mr. Amit Verma, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 24.01. 2025 1. This is an ofÏce reference. 2. This Court, vide order dated 18.07.2024, passed in MCRC No. 4101 of 2024, while rejecting the bail to the applicant, namely, Prashant Sharma @ Pintu 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 Additional Sessions Judge (F.T.C.), Raipur District- KUNAL DEWANGAN Digitally signed by KUNAL DEWANGAN 2 Raipur (C.G.) vide his request letter dated 14.01.2025 has requested for grant of some more time for concluding the trial. 4. It transpires from perusal of the PUD, that in this case, a total of 28 prosecution witnesses are to be examined, out of which only 2 witnesses have been examined so far. The examination of remaining 26 witnesses are still pending. To record the statements of these witnesses, summons/warrants were issued on various dates however, due to the non-service of summons/warrants by the concerned police station in- charge and the absence of witnesses, it is not possible to conclude the trial within the stipulated time therefore, she prays for grant of further more time for concluding the same. 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 five 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