Amandeep Singh Saran vs State of Chhattisgarh - 2023 Supreme(Online)(SC) 12174

Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma
For the Respondents: Mr. Sourbh Roy, Mr. Sumeer Sodhi

Table of Content
1. appellant's trial involves serious allegations. (Para 1)
2. details of charges and ongoing trial proceedings. (Para 3 , 4)
3. right to speedy trial considerations. (Para 5 , 6)
4. affirmation of trial court jurisdictional limits. (Para 11 , 12 , 18 , 27)
5. the need for a competent trial court. (Para 20 , 21 , 26)
6. jurisdictional challenges discussed in the appeal. (Para 24 , 25)
7. final order directing transfer to the competent court. (Para 28)

C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J.

This appeal by special leave directed against

the order dated 18.04.2019 passed by the High

Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur in MCRC

No.1730/2019, owing to various circumstances

including the inordinate delay occasioned in the

matter of trial, now, poses a legal conundrum. The

Criminal Appeal No.2625 of 2023

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Digitally signed by

Vijay Kumar

Date: 2023.11.29

14:02:57 IST

Reason:

Signature Not Verified

appellant is facing trial before the Court of the

Chief Judicial Magistrate, Raipur in criminal case

arising from FIR No.22/2015 of Police Station, New

Rajendra Nagar, Raipur in the State of

Chhattisgarh, registered under Sections 420 ,

409/34 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860

(here