Jitendra Das @ Jitendra Ravi Das v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19355 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-60 Year-2018 Thana- PIPRA District- Patna ====================================================== JITENDRA DAS @ JITENDRA RAVI DAS SON OF SHAMBHU DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- PIPRA, P.S.- PIPRA, DISTRICT- PATNA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjesh Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 25-08-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with S.T. No. 655 of 2018 arising out of Pipra P.S. Case No. 60 of 2018 for the offence under Sections 341,342, 504, 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that earlier the prayer for bail of this petitioner had been rejected by this Court vide order dated 11.04.2019 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 13325 of 2019.

The petitioner is rotting in judicial custody since 29.06.2018 i.e. more than three years and there is no substantial progress in the trial. A report was called for regarding the stage of trial

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19355 of 2021(3) dt.25-08-2021 2/2 and the same has been received from the trial court which indicates that out of nine witnesses, three witnesses have yet to be examined.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the, above named, petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-X, Patna, in connection with Session Trial No. 655 of 2018 arising out of Pipra P.S. Case No. 60 of 2018.

(Arvind Srivastava, J) Brajesh/- U T