Dilip Kumar Singh @ Dilip Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7565 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-44 Year-2016 Thana- PAKRIDAYAL District- East Champaran ====================================================== Dilip Kumar Singh @ Dilip Kumar Son of Rajendra Prasad Resident of Village - Khemai Patti, Police Station - Minapur, District - Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Neeraj Kumar Alias Sanidh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 23-04-2026

1. Heard learned Senior counsel for the petitioner Mr. Vindhya Kesri Singh, learned A.P.P. for the State and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Pakaridayal P.S. Case No.44 of 2016, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 120(B) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Learned Senior counsel for the petitioner fairly submits that this is the third attempt of the petitioner to seek regular bail. It is also submitted that after rejection of regular bail by this Court, the petitioner had moved before the Hon'ble Supreme Court seeking regular bail but then the same was also rejected. It is next submitted that trial in the case commenced and all the prosecution witnesses have been examined, except

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7565 of 2026(2) dt.23-04-2026 2/2 the I.O. and the doctor, who are official witnesses. It is submitted that for the last four months, the trial is pending since the I.O. and the doctor have not appeared. It is thus submitted that the case be disposed of with a direction to the learned trial court to expedite the trial.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant does not oppose the said submission of the learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner.

5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, the Court is not inclined to release the petitioner on bail.

6. The regular bail application of the petitioner is rejected.

7. However, the learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same preferably within a period of six months from today, if only doctor and I.O. remains to be examined.

8. Let a copy of this order be sent to the learned trial court.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) amit/- U T