1 2025:CGHC:56336 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 3482 of 2025 1 - Mohit Kumar Balmiki S/o Banshlal Balmiki Aged About 22 Years R/o Village Rahimpur, Karimpur, Kurtara, P.S. And Tahsil Bijnaur, District Kanpur Uttra Pradesh 2 - Maheshchandra Goutam S/o Shyamlal Aged About 47 Years R/o Village Rahimpur, Karimpur, Kurtara, P.S. And Tahsil Bijnaur, District Kanpur Uttra Pradesh 3 - Bhima Sena S/o Shri Hari Shisha Aged About 25 Years R/o Village Ambapoda, P.S. Machkund, Tahsil Jaipur, District Koraput Odisha ... Petitioners versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Bodhghat Jagdalpur, District Bastar, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent For Petitioner : None For Respondent/State : Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 19.11.2025 1. This is an office reference. 2. This Court, vide order dated 19.09.2024, passed in MCRC No. 5384 of 2024, while allowing the bail to the petitioners, namely, Mohit Kumar Balmiki, Maheshchandra Goutam and Bhima Sena, 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 04.04.2025 in CRMP No.1213/2025. 4. The learned Special Judge (NDPS Act), Bastar at Jagdalpur (C.G.) through the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Bastar at Jagdalpur (C.G.) vide his request letter dated 31.10.2025 has requested for grant of 02 month’s 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 7 prosecution witnesses have been examined and 1 witness is yet to be recorded by the trial Court. Hence, trial is likely to take some time for its conclusion. Hence, he prays for grant of 02 month’s 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 02 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