02.09.2026 Item No.6 Court No.237 KS In The High Court at Calcutta Appellate Side C.R.R. 304 of 2026 + I.A. No. CRAN 1 of 2026 Subhadra Banerjee & Ors. Vs. The State of West Bengal & Anr. Mr. Kallol Kumar Basu Md. Jannat Ul Firdous .…For the Petitioners Mr. Kallol Mondal, Ld. P.P. Mr. Subir Ganguly Mr. Sandeep Prasad Shaw …..For the State Md. Jalaluddin …..For the O.P. No.2 Mr. Kallol Kumar Basu, learned advocate appearing for the petitioners, submits that the dispute between the parties has been amicably settled and, in view of the compromise arrived at between the parties, he seeks quashing of the proceedings being Sessions Case No. 04 of 2022, arising out of Ketugram Police Station Case No. 378 of 2021 dated August 14, 2021, under Sections 306/34 of the Indian Penal Code. It appears that a compromise petition has been filed before this Court by the petitioners as well as the de facto complainant. The prayer for quashing of the proceedings, 2 however, has been opposed by the State. This Court is of the view that the proceedings ought not to be quashed merely on the basis of the compromise arrived at between the parties, particularly when it appears that the trial is in progress. Out of thirteen witnesses, one witness has been examined in part. In view thereof, and having regard to the nature and seriousness of the alleged offences involved in the present case, this Court is not inclined to quash the proceedings. However, the learned Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eighteen months from the date of communication of this order, without granting any unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties. Accordingly, C.R.R. No. 304 of 2026, along with C.R.A.N. No. 1 of 2026, stand disposed of. (Kausik Chanda, J.)