Ramjee Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.7525 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -111 Year- 2014 Thana -BUXAR MUFFSIL District- BUXAR ====================================================== Ramjee Singh Son of Bharat Singh Resident of Village- Kritpura, P.S - Buxar(M), District Buxar .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ravi Shanker Pankaj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sharda Kumari(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA MOHAN SHARMA ORAL ORDER 09-03-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. representing the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Buxar (M) P.S. Case No. 111 of 2014 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 201 and 120(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner wants to renew his prayer of bail which was earlier rejected vide Cri. Misc. No. 32241 of 2015 by order dated 05.11.2015 on the ground that the petitioner is suffering in custody since 19.08.2014 and in near future the trial is not likely to be concluded. It is also submitted that other co-accused namely, Shyam Ji Singh and Bharat Singh have been allowed bail by another co-ordinate Benches of this Court.

The learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer of bail by submitting that trial is in progress and from impugned order it

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7525 of 2016 (3) dt.09-03-2016 2/2 reveals that four witnesses have been examined and against the petitioner, there is serious allegation.

In the facts and circumstances stated above, finding no good ground for reconsideration of prayer of bail, again prayer of bail of the petitioner stands rejected.

However, considering the detention of the petitioner, the learned trial judge is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same as early as possible preferably within six months after keeping the same on day-to-day basis and if the trial is not concluded within the said period without any fault of the petitioner, the petitioner may be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail.

(Jitendra Mohan Sharma, J) sushma/- U T