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Kiran Aggarwal @ Kedia @ Kiran Agarwal Kedia v. State of West Bengal

Calcutta HC18 May 2026CRR/47/2026

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What is this about?

Expeditious disposal of criminal case; delay in charge hearing (about two years); direction to prepone charge hearing to July 2026 and conclude within a month thereafter; Ss. 498A/406 IPC; Belgharia Police Station Case No. 73 of 2024; G.R. No. 1261 of 2024; Judicial Magistrate 2nd Court, Barrackpore; ends of justice; service of copy dispensed with; CRR 47 of 2026.

What did the court decide?

Application disposed of with a direction upon the court below to prepone the charge hearing, fix a date in July 2026, and conclude the charge hearing on the preponed date or preferably within a month thereafter; urgent certified Photostat copy to be furnished on compliance of formalities. ¶11

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Issue for consideration

Whether, the matter having remained pending for charge hearing for about two years, the petitioner's prayer for expeditious disposal of the proceeding should be allowed and the court below directed to prepone and conclude the charge hearing.

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Court's answer

Since the matter has been pending for charge hearing for about two years, the petitioner's prayer for expeditious disposal of the proceeding is justified and is required to be allowed for securing the ends of justice.

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Ratio / Principle

The prayer being innocuous and causing no prejudice to the opposite party if allowed, service of copy of the application upon the opposite party is dispensed with.

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Key takeaways

The court below is directed to prepone the charge hearing, fix a date for charge hearing in the month of July 2026, and conclude the charge hearing on the preponed date or preferably within a month thereafter.ratio¶11

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Kiran Aggarwal @ Kedia petitioned (CRR 47 of 2026) for expeditious disposal of Belgharia Police Station Case No. 73 of 2024 under sections 498A/406 of the Indian Penal Code (G.R. No. 1261 of 2024), pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate, 2nd Court, Barrackpore. The case was initiated on 17.02.2024, the charge-sheet was submitted on 09.07.2024, yet the charge hearing had not been conducted for about two years, the next date being fixed at 19.01.2027 merely for appearance. Finding the prayer innocuous, the Court dispensed with service of copy upon the opposite party, held the prayer for expeditious disposal justified for securing the ends of justice, and disposed of the application with a direction upon the court below to prepone the charge hearing, fix a date in July 2026, and conclude the charge hearing on the preponed date or preferably within a month thereafter.

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18.5.2026 23. BD

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CRR 47 of 2026

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Kiran Aggarwal @ Kedia @ Kiran Agarwal Kedia Vs.

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State of West Bengal

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Mr. Arka Tilak Bhadra Ms. Paramita Mukherjee Ms.Suhana Parveen …for the Petitioner

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In this application the petitioner has prayed for expeditious disposal of Belgharia Police Station Case No. 73 of 2024 under sections 498A/406 of the Indian Penal Code corresponding to G.R. No. 1261 of 2024 presently pending before learned Judicial Magistrate 2^nd Court, , Barrackpore.

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Being aggrieved by the inordinate delay in disposal of the said proceeding, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the instant case was initiated on 17^th February, 2024 and thereafter the charge-sheet was submitted on 09.07.2024. Thereafter, in spite of expiry of about two years, the charge hearing has not been conducted by the Trial Court and the next date is fixed on 19.01.2027 for appearance.

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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 party will have no cause to prejudice and as such, the service of copy of application upon the opposite party is hereby dispensed with.

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Having considered the fact that the matter is pending for charge hearing for about two years, I find that the prayer made by the petitioner for expeditious disposal of the proceeding is justified and is required to be allowed for securing the ends of justice.

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In view of the above, the instant application being CRR 47 of 2026 is hereby disposed of with a direction upon the court below to prepone the charge hearing and to fix a date for charge hearing in the month of July 2026 and to conclude the charge hearing on the preponed date or preferably within a month thereafter.

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Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, duly applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities.

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(Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J.)

Kiran Aggarwal @ Kedia @ Kiran Agarwal Kedia v. State of West Bengal

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