Gujarat High Court Criminal Manual (subordinate court practice), 1977
In order to minimize the hardship caused by unnecessary detention of parties and witnesses in cases which have to be adjourned for want of time, the Magistrate should, at the commencement of work on any day, consider applications for adjournment of cases in the day's list. Thereafter he should assess the number of cases he would be able to take up during the course of the day. For this purpose, he should consider the position in regard to the part-heard and new cases on the Board, due regard being given to the principles as to priorities indicated above. He should then discharge the cases which are not likely to be heard on that day so that the parties and the witnesses may not have unnecessarily to remain present in the Court. Before rising for the afternoon recess, the Magistrate may again assess the position, and if he be of the opinion that any cases, which were not discharged earlier are not likely to be taken up, he may discharge such cases after giving suitable dates for the next hearing.