"^ ^' c^ < HIGH COURT W CHHATriSGARH AT BiLASPUR W.P.(Q No.1331 of 2007 1. Petitfoners/ Accused Rajendra Prasad Panda, S/o Neelkanth, Age -59, R/o CSr. No. 944/1 RTC Rly. Colony, Bilaspur <CG), P.S. Tarbahar. 2. Kamal Mahananda, S/o Bhim, Age- 37, R/o Qtr. No. 999/3, Raihvay Colony, Maila Gadda, Bitaspur.P.S. Torva. Versus Respondent/ State of Chhatfisgarh, Through Appficant District htegistrate, ffilaspur (CG) WRIT PETJTION UNDER ARTiCLES 227 OF THE COSTITUTtON OF INDIA SB; Hon'ble Mr. Justice SaSsh K. Agnihotri Shri Raja Sharma, Mvocate for the petjtionere. Shri Utkareh Verma, Deputy Govt. Advocate for 8ie respondent. QRDER (Passed on this 17th day of April,2007) 1. Leamed counsel appearing for the petittoner submits ttat the charge sheet again^ the petiGoners was filed, for the offences punishable under sectrons 409, 468, 471 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, way back on 7.7.1997 in ths Court of the then Judfcial Magistrate First Class, Bilaspur in Criminal Case No. 367/2000, which is now pending as Criminal Case No. 212/2007 (State of Chhatdsgarh Vs. Rajendra Prasad Panda & another) in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bilaspur. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submSts Vhst the matter has been pending forthe last about 10 years. The petitioner is likely to be refired on attaining the age of superannuation in the month of December, 2006 thersfore the trial Court be dirscted to expedite 8ie fria! and conciude it wthin stiputated period. ====== Thakur 3. Leamed counsel appearing fbr ttie respondent fairiy a>ncedes that a diredion for expeditious disposal, is necessary, in the intsrest of justice. 4. !n wew of the foregoing, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bilaspur is directed to take all possible steps for expeditious trial of the Criminal Case No. 212/2007 (old Criminal Case No. 367/2000), (Stete of ChhatBsgarh Vs. Rajendra Prasad Panda & another) and conclude the same within a period offour morsths from the date of receipt of a copyofthisorder. 5. !n view of the above direction, this petition stands disposed of. No order as to coste. —^ Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge