Lalji Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13614 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-97 Year-2018 Thana- SIKRAUL District- Buxar ====================================================== Lalji Singh Son of Late Hari Saran Singh Resident of Village- Gopepur, P.O.- Girdharpur, Police Station- Sikroul in the district of Buxar. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Sunil Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Madhuri Lata ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 10-05-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
The petitioner is languishing in custody for the offences punishable under Section 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act in connection with Sikroul P.S. Case No. 97 of 2018.
According to FIR, the petitioner and co-accused Biranjan Singh fired at the brother of the informant as a result whereby he died.
Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that petitioner is in custody since 31.10.2018. Besides the informant there is no other eyewitness of the occurrence; rather some villagers have stated before the police that due to previous enmity between the parties arising out of murder of the father of petitioner wherein the informant and others are accused, the false case has been lodged.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13614 of 2019(3) dt.10-05-2019 2/2 Learned counsel for the informant submits that the trial of the case is going on.
Considering the nature of allegation against the petitioner, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail for the present. Hence, the prayer for bail is refused. The trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same preferably within nine months, failing which the petitioner would be at liberty to renew the prayer for bail before the trial judge itself. (Birendra Kumar, J) Mkr./- U T