Suresh Kumar @ Bablu Dasahre v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court (Bilaspur), WP227 No. 14 of 2025, order dated 09.01.2025, single bench: Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey. Subject: expedition/speedy conclusion of trial — Special Sessions Case (SC/ST Act) No. 14/2023 before Special Judge (SC/ST Act), Dhamtari, pending since 25.05.2023. Petition by the accused (Suresh Kumar @ Bablu Dasahre) for direction to conclude trial within 3 months was DISPOSED OF with a direction to the trial court to make all endeavours to conclude proceedings expeditiously (no fixed timeline granted); State counsel raised no objection. Counsel: Prasoon Agrawals (petitioner); Rajeev Bharat, Government Advocate (State). Statutory references appearing: SC/ST Act / ST/SC Act. Keywords: speedy trial, expedition of proceedings, SC/ST Act trial, direction to trial court, disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the concerned Court, i.e. the Special Judge (SC/ST Act), Dhamtari, to make all endeavours to conclude the pending Special Sessions Case (SC/ST Act) No. 14/2023 expeditiously. The specific three-month time limit prayed for in para 10.1 was not imposed; the direction is to conclude expeditiously.