1 2025:CGHC:6318 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 426 of 2025 Santosh Kumar Patel S/o Hariram Patel Aged About 40 Years R/o Village - Hardadih, Thana Seepat Tahsil Seepat, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House OfÏcer, Police Thana Koni, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Non-applicant For Applicant : None For Non-applicant : Mr. Amit Verma, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 04.02. 2025 1. This is an ofÏce reference. 2. This Court, vide order dated 16.07.2024, passed in MCRC No. 5065 of 2024, while allowing the bail to the applicant, namely, Santosh Kumar Patel, 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.), Bilaspur District- Bilaspur (C.G.) vide his request letter dated 20.01.2025 has requested for KUNAL DEWANGAN Digitally signed by KUNAL DEWANGAN 2 grant of some more time for concluding the trial as it is likely to take some time for conclusion of the trial. 4. 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. 5. Accordingly, this CRMP stands disposed off with the aforesaid direction. 6. 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