Ravi Ranjan Singh @ Randhir Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.30106 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -67 Year- 2006 Thana -DIGHWARA District- SARAN ====================================================== Ravi Ranjan Singh @ Randhir Singh S/o Dheeraj Singh resident of village - Kanakpur, P.S. Dighwara, District Saran at Chapra. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dewendra Narayan Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 11-02-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner has renewed his prayer for bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner is in custody since 29.04.2013.

It is alleged that petitioner being the husband of the victim killed the sister of the informant within few months of the marriage.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that during investigation the witnesses have suggested that the victim committed suicide.

The earlier bail application of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 01.08.2013 passed in Cr. Misc. No.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30106 of 2014 (03) dt.11-02-2015 2/3 25213 of 2013 with liberty to renew the prayer for bail, if the trial will not be concluded within a period of one year. This Court vide order dated 03.09.2014 called for a report from the learned court below as in what circumstances Dighwara P.S. Case No. 67 of 2006 has not been committed to the Court of Sessions and in what circumstances the trial has not concluded in spite of the order of this Court. The report of learned Additional Sessions Judge-VIII, Saran at Chapra dated 16.10.2014 reflects that on 15.10.2014 the charges were framed after a month of the calling of the report by this Court which reflects casual manner in which the learned court below is proceeding with the sessions triable cases.

On merits this Court is reluctant to grant bail to the petitioner, but since the learned court below failed to conclude the trial even after more than a year of the earlier rejection prayer for of bail by this Court vide order dated 01.08.2013 with a liberty to renew the prayer for bail, if the trial will not conclude within one year, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30106 of 2014 (03) dt.11-02-2015 3/3 with Sessions Trial No. 562 of 2014 arising out of Dighwara P.S. Case No. 67 of 2006.

The learned trial court will be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner, if he defaults for two consecutive occasions.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) DKS/- U T