Patna High CourtCR. MISC./14652/2023disposed

Chotu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2023-05-03Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14652 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-68 Year-2012 Thana- BHAGWANPUR District- Begusarai ====================================================== Chotu Singh Son of Ram Uday Singh @ Uday Singh Resident of VillageHadipur, P.S.- Bachchwara, District- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sabal Kumar Jha, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kumar Veerendra Narayan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 03-05-2023 The prayer for bail of the petitioner was twice rejected, the first time being on 04.06.2020 in Cr. Misc. No. 80022 of 2019. For the second time, the prayer was rejected on 09.02.2022 in Cr. Misc. No. 60645 of 2021. While rejecting the prayer for bail of the petitioner for the second time, this Court had directed for expeditious conclusion of the trial.

The trial has not yet been concluded.

This Court then was constrained to ask for a report from the court below vide orders dated 15.03.2023 and 05.04.2023.

The report has been sent by the court below which has been kept at Flag-'A'.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14652 of 2023(4) dt.03-05-2023 2/2 It appears from the report that out of 12 charge-sheeted witnesses, 9 have already been examined and process has been set forth for examination for other witnesses.

It is thus expected that the trial shall be concluded in the near future.

For the aforenoted stage of the case, I am not inclined to review the orders passed by this Court rejecting the prayer for bail.

The prayer is rejected again.

However, the trial court is directed to conclude the trial positively within a period of five months from today, failing which the petitioner shall move the trial court for grant of bail and in that event, the trial court shall be under an obligation to record reasons for not concluding the trial within the aforesaid period.

This petition stands disposed of accordingly. (Ashutosh Kumar, J) rishi/- U T