Santosh Ramani @ Manoj Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4913 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-336 Year-2018 Thana- BHAGWAN BAZAR District- Saran ====================================================== SANTOSH RAMANI @ MANOJ SINGH Son of Late Dinesh Singh Resident of Village - Lalganj, P.s.- Belaganj, Distt.- Gaya (Bihar). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mohammad Sufyan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 22-09-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with S.T. No. 184/2018 arising out of Bhagwan Bazar P.S. Case 336/2018, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 399, 402 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 25(1-b)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.

As per prosecution case, petitioner and others were apprehended on suspicion that they were going to commit dacoity. From possession of the petitioner, one country made pistol was recovered.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 10.08.2018. The petitioner is accused in sixteen cases.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4913 of 2022(4) dt.22-09-2022 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that earlier bail prayer of the petitioner was rejected by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court on 24.02.2021 giving direction to trial court to expedite and conclude the trial preferably within nine months. The learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

Report of learned trial court vide letter no.216 dated 06.08.2021 shows that out of nine prosecution witnesses, two prosecution witnesses are yet to examined.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of allegation levelled against the petitioner, keeping in view the report of trial court, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Hence, prayer for bail of the petitioner stands rejected.

The learned Trial Court is directed to expedite and conclude the trial preferably within three months. (Alok Kumar Pandey, J) amitkumar/- U T