Chuchu Kumar @ Chuchu Prasad @ Chuchu Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5027 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-639 Year-2019 Thana- DANAPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Chuchu Kumar @ Chuchu Prasad @ Chuchu Yadav Son of Late Dinesh Rai @ Dineshwar Rai @ Bindeshwar Rai @ Binesh Rai Resident of Village - Nizamat Nagar, Krishi Farm, P.S.- Shahpur, Distt.- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pushkar Narayan Shahi, Sr. Advocate Mr. Madhukar Anand For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Yogendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 30-03-2022 Heard Mr. Pushkar Narayan Shahi, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. Madhukar Anand for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

By order dated 16.02.2022, report was called for regarding status of trial in connection with Sessions Trial No.145 of 2020, arising out of Danapur P.S. Case No.639 of 2019.

Perused the report at Flag 'A'.

Learned I/C Additional District and Session Judge3rd, Civil Court, Danapur has reported that summons and bailable warrant against non-official prosecution witnesses have already been issued respectively on 05.10.2021 and 09.12.2021 and also a letter is issued to Senior Superintendent of Police for

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5027 of 2022(3) dt.30-03-2022 2/2 production of witnesses, but none of the prosecution witness has turned up for evidence as yet.

Taking into consideration the facts aforesaid, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected.

However, the Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna is directed to ensure the production of witnesses in the court below on the date fixed.

The learned trial court is directed to conclude the trial within a period of nine months.

If the trial is not concluded within a period of nine months, the petitioner would be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J.) Sanjay/- U