Subodh Kumar @ Guddu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13131 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-663 Year-2018 Thana- RUNISAIDPUR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== SUBODH KUMAR @ GUDDU SINGH, Son of Ram Naresh Singh, Resident of Village - Madhaul Sani, P.S.- Runnisaidpur, District - Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ajay Kr Singh No.1 For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dinesh Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 18-01-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections302, 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 27 of the Arms Act. Prosecution case in brief is that on 02.11.2018 the informant gave his fardbeyan before the police that on the same day at evening he, his son and cousin were sitting, in the meanwhile at 6.00 pm, the named 11 accused persons came and made indiscriminate firing upon them and fled away. During court of treatment Deepak Singh and Dinkar Singh died. Cause of occurrence is said to be that earlier, his brother's wife in course of arbitration this present occurrence has occurred. Earlier the bail application was rejected vide order

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13131 of 2020(4) dt.18-01-2021 2/3 dated 25.06.2019. The report was called for from the learned court below which is kept at Flag 'R'), the Additional District and Sessions Judge-VIII, Sitamarhi submits that total seven witnesses cited in the charge sheet and out of total seven witnesses one non official witness has been examined while three official witnesses and three non official witnesses are yet to be examined and process have been issued for the appearance of the witnesses.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner has got clean antecedent. The petitioner in jail custody since 04.11.2018.

In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected in connection with S.Tr. No. 419/2019 arising out of Runnisaidpur P.S. Case No. 663/2018 from the Court of learned 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Sitamarhi.

Accordingly, the application is dismissed.

However, the learned court below is directed to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of nine months from today both the parties are directed

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13131 of 2020(4) dt.18-01-2021 3/3 to extend their cooperation in early conclusion of the trial. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) amitkumar/- U T