1 2025:CGHC:44127 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WP227 No. 161 of 2023 1 - Punam Chand Sahu S/o Pyare Lal Sahu, Aged About 50 Years R/o - Village Dhaneli, Police Station - Gurur, District - Balod, Chhattisgarh 2 - Bhojram Sahu S/o Vikram Singh, Aged About 50 Years R/o Village Dhaneli, Police Station - Gurur, District - Balod, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioners Versus 1 - Govind Ram Gajpal S/o Pardesi Ram, Aged About 50 Years R/o - Village - Dhaneli, Police Station - Gurur, District - Balod, Chhattisgarh 2 - Loknath Nishad S/o Jsagdish Ram Ishad, Aged About 40 Years Police Station - Gurur, District - Balod, Chhattisgarh 3 - Hemlal Sahu S/o Late Tirith Ram Sahu, Aged About 49 Years R/o - Police Station - Gurur, District - Balod, Chhattisgarh 4 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Superintendent Of Police, District - Balod, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Uttamchand, Advocate holding the brief of Mr. T.K. Jha, Advocate For Respondents No. 4 : Mr. Sanjeev Agrawal, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board 29/08/2025 1. By way of this petition, petitioner is only seeking a direction to the Trial Court/Chief Judicial Magistrate, Balod to expedite the trial and conclude the same within a period of 04 months. Digitally signed by RAMESH KUMAR VATTI Date: 2025.09.02 12:56:07 +0530 2 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the challan/charge sheet has been filed on 02.10.2019 and till date Criminal Case No. 1175/2019 has not been concluded. He would pray to direct the concerned Court to expedite the trial. 3. On the other hand learned Panel Lawyer appearing for the State would oppose. 4. Heard. 5. Taking into consideration the limited prayer made by petitioner, this petition is disposed of directing the concerned Court below to make all endeavors to conclude the trial expeditiously. 6. With the aforesaid direction(s), instant writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) Judge vatti