17.09.2026 Serial no. 40 [Amalranjan] Ct. No. - 39 In the High Court At Calcutta Criminal Revisional Jurisdiction Appellate Side CRR/2485/2023 Akash Nayak @ Raja Nayak Vs. The State of West Bengal Mr. Debasis Kar, Adv. Mr. Arka Tilak Bhadra, Adv. Ms. Suhana Parveen, Adv. …..for the Petitioner 1. None appears on behalf of the State. No accommodation has been sought for at the time of call. 2. The petitioner filed this revisional application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, praying for expeditious disposal of proceedings being N-78 of 2021 arising out of Dumdum Police Station Case No. 1018/2021 dated 10.09.2021 under Section 21(c) of the NDPS Act and chargesheet submitted under Section 21(c) of the NDPS Act vide supplementary chargesheet no. 792/2022 dated 13.12.2022 pending before the Special Court (NDPS Act), Barrackpore, North 24 Parganas. 3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the present petitioner is one 2 of the accused in the aforesaid NDPS case. He is suffering a lot due to the long pendency of the case. The trial had commenced 3 years back, but till date the case has not progressed as required; as such, he prays for expeditious disposal; otherwise, the petitioner would suffer irreparable loss and injury, and the same cannot be compensated by any means. 4. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the pendency of the case since 2021 and the nature of prayer, it seems it would be proper to dispose of this application as the prayer made by the petitioner is simple and innocuous. Such prayer can be allowed as the right of speedy trial is the fundamental right derives from the Article 21 of the constitution of India. Furthermore, allowing such prayer would not, definitely, prejudice any of the parties involved as such service of notice upon the opposite party is dispensed with. 5. There is no impediment in passing such order for expeditious disposal of the proceedings before the Trial Court. 6. With the above observations, CRR/2485/2023 is, thus, disposed of. 3 7. The Trial Court is requested to expedite the trial and decide the case in accordance with law to arrive at a logical conclusion, if there is no impediment. 8. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. 9. Connected application, if any, is also disposed of. 10. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned Court below for information. 11. All parties are to act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of the Calcutta High Court. 12. Urgent Xerox certified copy, if applied for by the parties, same shall be supplied upon compliance of the necessary formalities. (Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.)