1 2025:CGHC:7183 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WP227 No. 138 of 2025 • Grihum Housing Finance Limited Earlier Known As Poonawala Housing Finance Limited A Company Registered Under The Provisions Of Companies Act, Having Registered Office At 24, Park Street, Kolkata, 700016 Branch Office At Devendra Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) Through Authorised Signatory R. Maneesh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. Sitaram S/o Guruva Ram Aged About 35 Years R/o House No. 125, Junapara, Purvi Gram Karra, Police Station And Tehsil Rajpur, District Balrampur Ramanujganj (C.G.) 2. Ramabai W/o Sitaram Aged About 32 Years R/o House No. 125, Junapara, Purvi Gram Karra, Police Station And Tehsil Rajpur, District Balrampur Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause Title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Priyanshu Gupta, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board 10. 02.2025 1. By way of this petition, the petitioner has sought the following relief(s):- “10.1 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to pass any appropriate writ, order directed the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Raipur (C.G.) to expedite the proceedings in MJC Criminal no. 52/2024 titled Grihum Housing Finance Limited v. Sitaram & Anr.; 10.2 Any other relief or relief(s) which this Hon’ble 2 Court may deem fit and proper in view of the facts and circumstances of the case, may also kindly be granted.” 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the limited grievance of the petitioner is that an application under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002 filed by the petitioner before learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Balrampur (C.G.) is pending consideration since 20.11.2024. Thus, he would pray that a direction may be issued to the concerned Court to conclude the proceeding of Criminal MJC No. 52/2024 within a stipulated time. 3. Taking into consideration the submission made by Mr. Gupta, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the concerned Court i.e. Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Balrampur (C.G.) to make all endeavours to conclude the proceedings of pending Criminal MJC No. 52/2024 within statutory period. 4. With the aforesaid observation(s), and direction(s), the instant petition is hereby disposed of.Sd Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) Judge $iddhant