Harish Pandey v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
CRMP No. 221 of 2026, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, single bench of Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas, decided 20.01.2026. Administrative office reference arising from P.U.D. dated 02.01.2026 of the Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act), Raipur, seeking extension of time to conclude Special Sessions Case No. 310/2016 (State of Chhattisgarh Vs. Harish Pandey), an anti-corruption trial earlier directed by order dated 14.07.2025 in Cr.M.P. No. 2174 of 2025 to finish within six months. Court granted a further six months from receipt of copy of the order; petition disposed of. No counsel for petitioner ('None'); State represented by Mr. Sanjeev Pandey, Dy. Advocate General. No precedent cited, no quantum involved; useful only for tracking trial-completion timelines in ACB matters before the Raipur special court.
What did the court decide?
A further time of six months from the date of receipt of copy of the order granted to the learned trial Court to conclude the proceedings in Special Sessions Case No. 310/2016 (CIS No. 15/16).