1 2025:CGHC:7502 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 539 of 2025 1 - Ravi Rajak S/o Gopal Prasad Rajak Aged About 29 Years R/o Village Udaiband, District Janjgir Champa (C.G.) 2 - Rajesh Kenwat S/o Madhav Kenwat, Aged About 30 Years R/o Village Pisoud (Paper Mill), District Janjgir Champa (C.G.) 3 - Vishnu Bareth S/o Laxmishankar Bareth Aged About 34 Years R/o Village Udaiband, District Janjgir Champa (C.G.) ... Applicants versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House OfÏcer, Police Station Dongaripali, District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (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 12.02. 2025 1. This is an ofÏce reference. 2. This Court, vide order dated 13.03.2024, passed in MCRC No. 679 of 2024, while allowing the bail to the applicant, namely, Ravi Rajat, Rajesh Kenwat and Vishnu Bareth 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 KUNAL DEWANGAN Digitally signed by KUNAL DEWANGAN 2 date of passing of the order, if there was no legal impediment. 3. Earlier on one occasion also this Court had granted extension of time for compliance of the order dated 13.03.2024. 4. The learned Special Judge (NDPS Act), Raigarh District-Raigarh (C.G) vide his request letter dated 24.01.2025 has requested for grant of some more time for concluding the trial. 5. It transpires from perusal of the PUD that in this case, the statements of seven witnesses have been recorded and the statements of 03 witnesses are yet to be recorded. The case was previously under the jurisdiction of the First Additional Sessions Judge for hearing cases related to the NDPS Act. However, due to the vacant in that Court, the concerned trial Court has been granted jurisdiction to hear NDPS cases as per the order of the Honorable High Court (Order No. 400/Checker/III- 6-1/(Part-III) N.D.P.S. Bilaspur dated January 8, 2025). Therefore, it is not possible to conclude the trial within the prescribed time, therefore, he prays for grant of further more 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 four 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