16.07.2026 Sl. No.13. D/L. Mithun. Ct.No.29. CRR/2677/2026 Smt. Mallika Bera Manna Vs. State of West Bengal & Anr. Ms. Deblina De …for the petitioner In this application, the petitioner has prayed for expeditious disposal of G.R. Case No.2988 of 2024 presently pending before learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Paschim Midnapore. Being aggrieved by the inordinate delay caused in disposal of the said proceeding, learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner filed a written complaint under Sections 85/115(2)/351(2)/3(5) BNS read with Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act corresponding to G.R. Case No.2988 of 2024 on 2nd November, 2024. After completion of investigation police submitted charge sheet on 19th January, 2025. Thereafter, learned Court below has fixed several dates for charge hearing but the charge hearing could not take place for last one and half years on the ground that the accused no.1/husband is absconding. She, therefore, prayed for necessary direction upon the Court below for expeditious disposal of the proceeding. Having heard learned Counsel for the petitioner, it appears that the prayer made by the petitioner is innocuous and if it is allowed in terms of the prayer made therein, the opposite parties 2 will have no cause to prejudice and, as such, the service of copy of application upon the opposite parties are dispensed with. Having heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and that the trial could not be commenced for last one and half years on the ground that the accused no.1/husband is absconding, I find that the prayer made by the petitioner is justified and required to be allowed to secure the ends of justice. In view of above, the instant application being CRR 2677 of 2026 is hereby disposed of with a direction upon the Court below to make every endeavour for expeditious disposal of the proceeding being G.R. Case No.2988 of 2024 and if require, he will split the case record in respect of the absconding accused and shall proceed with the trial with the rest accused persons and also will make his best effort to conclude the trial, preferably within a period of six months from the next date of hearing. Parties to act on a server copy of this order duly collected from the official website of the Hon’ble High Court, Calcutta. ( Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J. )