1 2026:CGHC:631 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 3874 of 2025 Mohammad Farid S/o Mohammad Haleem Aged About 38 Years R/o Village Tripureshvar Police Station Srinagar, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Gandhinagar, District Surguja (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh ... Respondent For Petitioner : None For Respondent/State : Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, Dy. Govt. Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 06.01.2026 1. This is an office reference. 2. This Court, vide order dated 13.08.2025, passed in MCRC No. 6426 of 2025, while rejecting the bail to the petitioner, namely, Mohammad Farid, 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 four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of the order, if there was no legal impediment. RAJSHEKHAR SONI Digitally signed by RAJSHEKHAR SONI 2 3. The learned Special Judge (NDPS Act), Ambikapur, District – Surguja (C.G.) through learned District Judge on behalf of learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Surguja (Ambikapur) (C.G.) vide his request letter dated 05.12.2025 has requested for grant of 02 month’s time for concluding the trial. 4. It transpires from perusal of the PUD, that the present case is at the stage of prosecution evidence, a total of 13 witnesses have been examined and 2 are yet to be examined, but the trial is likely to take some time for its conclusion. Hence, he prays for grant of 02 month’s time for concluding the trial. 5. 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 02 months from today. 6. Accordingly, this CRMP stands disposed off with the aforesaid direction. 7. 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 Rajshekhar