M.A. Oil Packaging Gets Six-Month Disposal Order

Authority: Calcutta High Court

Order Date: 2026 (date not specified in document)

Case Overview

• Petitioner: M/S. M.A. OIL PACKAGING & HANDLING PRIVAE LIMITED, represented by advocates Sumit Ray, Santanu Talukdar, Sailen Naskar.
• Application filed under Sections 483 read with 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and Sections 529 read with 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Sureaksha Sanhita, seeking a direction for speedy disposal of criminal case No. AC-2370/2023 pending before the Judicial Magistrate, 5th Court, Alipore.
• The underlying criminal proceeding was initiated on 21 August 2023; the trial court issued process on 2 December 2024, after which the case stalled despite multiple scheduled dates, with the next hearing fixed for 17 November 2026.
• The petitioner argued that the delay violated statutory time limits for early disposal and requested the High Court’s intervention.

Final Outcome

• The Court found the petitioner's prayer justified and ordered that the proceeding (Case No. AC-2370/2023) be concluded within six months from the next hearing date of 17 November 2026.
• Service of a copy of the application on the opposite party was dispensed with.
• All parties are directed to act on the server copy of this order downloaded from the official Calcutta High Court website.

Topics: Judicial Procedure, Criminal Case Management