Tabasum Ahmed v. State of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh HC15 Jan 2026CRMP/3879/2025

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What is this about?

High Court of Chhattisgarh Bilaspur; CRMP No. 3879 of 2025; office reference; extension of time to conclude trial; Special Judge (NIA) Surguja Ambikapur; Special Case (NIA) No. 02/2024; follow-up to CRA No. 629 of 2025 bail rejection; trial expedition direction; further period of three months; PUD stage of trial 11 of 24 witnesses; Tabasum Ahmed v. State of Chhattisgarh through PS Narayanpur District Jashpur; Anurag Singh for petitioner; Ramesh Sinha CJ; Bibhu Datta Guru J; disposed 16/01/2026.

What did the court decide?

Extension of time granted - trial Court directed to conclude the trial in Special Case (NIA) No. 02/2024 preferably within a further period of three months. ¶¶28

Tabasum Ahmed Vs State of Chhattisgarh — Chhattisgarh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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SOURABH BHILWAR

Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.01.16 17:38:42 +0530

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NAFR

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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

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CRMP No. 3879 of 2025

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Tabasum Ahmed S/o Rizwan Ansari, Aged About 27 Years R/o Village Nevri, Police Station Pandu, District Palamu, Jharkhand

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... Petitioner

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versus

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State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Narayanpur, District Jashpur (C.G.)

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... Respondents

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(Cause title is taken from Case Information System)

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For Petitioner : Mr. Anurag Singh, Advocate

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Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge

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Order on Board

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Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

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16/01/2026

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This is an Office reference.

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This Court, vide order dated 17/06/2025 passed in CRA No. 629 of 2025, while rejecting the bail application of the appellant therein, directed the learned trial Court to make an earnest endeavour to conclude the trial expeditiously preferably within a

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period of 6 months from the date of receipt of the judgment passed by this Court, if there was no legal impediment and the appellant was directed to cooperate with the trial.

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The learned Special Judge (NIA), Surguja, District Surguja at Ambikapur (C.G.) vide his request letter No. 305, dated 12.12.2025 has requested for grant of some more time to conclude the trial.

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It transpires from perusal of the PUD that the learned Special Judge (NIA), Surguja has apprised this Court about the stage of the trial in Special Case (NIA) No. 02/2024. It is stated that at the time when the order dated 17/06/2025 has been passed by this Court was communicated, only two prosecution witnesses had been examined and out of total 24 listed witnesses, the statements of 11 witnesses have been recorded so far, while the remaining prosecution evidence is still to be led. It is further stated that after completion of prosecution evidence, recording of statements of the accused, defence evidence, if any, and final arguments would also require reasonable time. In these circumstances, despite sincere efforts, the trial could not be concluded within the stipulated period and, therefore, the learned Special Judge has prayed for grant of additional time of three months to conclude the trial.

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Considering the contents of the PUD and the stage of the trial as explained by the learned Special Judge (NIA), the request appears to be reasonable. The concerned trial Court is, therefore, directed to make all possible endeavours to secure the presence

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of the remaining witnesses in accordance with law and to proceed with the trial expeditiously, so as to conclude the same at the earliest, preferably within a further period of three months from today.

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