01.10.2026 Item no. 14 Ct. No.237 AKG C.R.R. 545 of 2026 Alokendu Chakraborty @ Bapi & Ors. Vs. The State of West Bengal Ms. Devi Priya Mitra …for the Petitioners Mr. Kallol Mondal, Ld. P. P. Mr. Subir Ganguly, Mr. Sandeep Prasad Shaw …for the State This is an application seeking expeditious disposal of Sessions Case No. 33 of 2018, arising out of Taltala Police Station Case No. 31 of 2017 dated March 2, 2017, registered for offences punishable under Sections 306/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, culminating in the filing of charge-sheet vide Case No. 24 of 2018 dated April 28, 2018, under Sections 306/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and pending before the learned Chief Judge, City Sessions Court, Calcutta. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioners submits that the charge-sheet in the case was filed in the year 2018. Till date, only three out of fourteen witnesses have been examined. The petitioners are the accused persons in the said case. In view of the prolonged pendency of the case, this application is disposed of with a direction upon the learned trial Court to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eighteen months from the date of communication of this order. 2 Accordingly, CRR 545 of 2026 is disposed of. Urgent certified website copies of this order, if applied for, be made available to the parties upon compliance with the requisite formalities. (Kausik Chanda, J.)