2026:THC:517 HIGH COURT OF TRIPURA AGARTALA B.A. No.79 of 2026 Sri Vivek Kumar, S/O- Sri Vijay Verma, R/O- New Vigrapur Sanjay Nagar, Road No.2, Phulwari, P.O.- Patna, P.S.- Gandhi Maidan, Dist.- Patna, Bihar- 800001. ……Applicant/Petitioner(s) On behalf of: Smt Neha Singh, W/O- Sri Satragan Singh, R/O- Chiraiyatand, Buddh Nagar Road no.1, Patna, Bihar. ……Accused Person. V e r s u s The State of Tripura, represented by the Principal Secretary to the Government of Tripura. ……Respondent(s) For Applicant(s) : Mr. Bijit Shil, Advocate. Mr. Debajit Biswas, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Raju Datta, PP. HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S. DATTA PURKAYASTHA Order 24/04/2026 Heard learned counsel of both sides. During hearing Mr. Raju Datta, learned PP submits that a petition for custody trial of the accused was filed by the Investing Officer on 28.02.2026 before the learned Special Judge, Khowai Judicial District. However, the same has not been disposed of till date. As it appears, such petition has been pending for more than 1½ months. In the order passed by the learned Special Judge dated 03.03.2026, there is no mention about filing of such petition by the Investigating Officer. Thereafter, the case was also taken up on 17.03.2026 and 31.03.2026 by the learned Special Judge, but there is no indication that any such prayer 2026:THC:517 was pressed by the learned Special PP before the Court, nor has the Court passed any order on the said petition. This Court, earlier in BA No.12 of 2026 directed all the District Courts to dispose of such petition for custody trial at the earliest, and preferably within 7(seven) days. However, despite the same, it appears that the matter is not being taken up seriously either from the side of prosecution or from the side of respondent. Anyway, this bail application is being disposed of without any observation on the merits, with a direction to the learned Special judge to dispose of the said petition for custody trial within 7(seven) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Liberty is given to the petitioner to approach this Court again if he is aggrieved by any such order passed by the learned Special Judge on the said petition. Return the LC record along with copy of this order immediately to the learned Special Judge. JUDGE Dinashree MUNN A SAHA Digitally signed by MUNNA SAHA Date: 2026.04.24 16:34:41 +05'30'