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give evidence fearlessly which must be considered as reasonable

apprehension.

Therefore when the submissions of CBI and the report

submitted by Trial Court shows that there exists an atmosphere in

the district, which either is unfavourable to the prosecution or

about which there is reasonable apprehension, it is desirable in the

interest of justice to transfer the case for trial to some other

district.

Therefore having considered the report submitted by the

learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Rampurhat,

Birbhum as quoted above and also in view of the submissions

made by the parties, the Sessions trial being no. 197 of 2023

arising out of CBI case no. RC0562022S0006 dated 25.3.2022,

presently pending before the learned Additional Sessions Judge,

Rampurhat is transferred to the court of learned District and

Sessions Judge, Purba Bardhaman, which is adjacent district in

terms of geographic location.

Learned District and Sessions Judge, Birbhum will withdraw

the Sessions case no. 197 of 2023 from the file of learned

Additional Sessions Judge, Fast track court, Rampurhat and will

transmit the same within a period of two weeks to the learned

District and Sessions Judge, Purba Bardhaman.

Learned District and Sessions Judge, Purba Bardhaman on

receipt of record, will either hold the trial by himself or will

transmit the case record to any other court of learned Additional

District and Sessions Judge, having jurisdiction to try the same.

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The transferee court shall proceed with the case from the

stage where it reached till date. The transferee court also shall

make every endeavour for expeditious disposal of the case since the

accused persons are in custody and the mater is pending since

long.

The department is directed to send a copy of this order to the

learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Birbhum at Suri

and the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Purba

Bardhaman for compliance.

CRR 3071 of 2025 accordingly stands disposed of.

Urgent Photostat certified copy of the order, if applied for, be

given to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities.

(Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J.)