1 2025:CGHC:7312 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 521 of 2025 Devrup Rajwade S/o Sonsai Rajwade Aged About 30 Years Occupation Agriculture, R/o Village Piparkhar, Police Station And Tehsil Lakhanpur, District Surguja (C.G.). ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House OfÏcer, Police Station Lakhanpur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh. ... Non-applicant For Applicant : None For Non-applicant : Mr. Amit Verma, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 10.02. 2025 1. This is an ofÏce reference. 2. This Court, vide order dated 06.11.2023, passed in MCRC No. 6494 of 2024, while allowing the bail to the applicant, namely, Devrup Rajwade 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 passing of the order, if there was no legal impediment. KUNAL DEWANGAN Digitally signed by KUNAL DEWANGAN 2 3. Earlier on one occasion also this Court had granted extension of time for compliance of the order dated 06.11.2023. 4. The learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ambikapur District Surguja (C.G.) vide his request letter dated 04.01.2025 has requested for grant of six months time for concluding the trial. 5. It transpires from perusal of the PUD that in this case, still 31 more witnesses are yet to be examined. Looking to the gravity of offence and in pursuance of order of Hon’ble High Court, case is fixed for evidence continuously at the interval of short dates after filing of charge-sheet and in this case, important witnesses of fact, Seizure and Investigating OfÏcers are yet to be examined. Hence the conclusion of the trial is likely to take some time. Therefore, he prays for grant of further six months time for concluding the same. 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 six 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 Kunal