Dinesh Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23128 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-106 Year-2008 Thana- PUNPUN District- Patna ====================================================== Dinesh Paswan, S/o Krishna Paswan, R/o village- Chulhara Chak, P.S.- Punpun, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjiv Sharan, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Priya Saran Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 28-07-2021 As prayed for, let the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within four weeks of starting of the Court proceeding in physical mode in normal course.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State through Video Conferencing. The petitioner is accused in connection with Sessions Case No. 658 of 2019, arising out of Punpun P.S. Case No. 106 of 2008, registered under Sections 304(B) and 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Patna (Court of Learned ADJ, Masaurhi). Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the prayer for bail of the petitioner, who is the husband of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23128 of 2021(2) dt.28-07-2021 2/2 deceased, was earlier rejected on merit vide order dated 09.07.2020 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 4438 of 2020 by this Court. Further submission is that while the petitioner is in custody since 01.03.2019 but there is not progress of trial of petitioner due to Pandemic of Covid-19.

Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, I find no ground to reconsider the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner stands rejected. However, the trial court is directed to conclude the trial of the petitioner within six months by taking all effective steps. If the trial of the petitioner is not concluded within aforesaid period of six months, the petitioner would be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail.

Bhardwaj/- (Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J) U T