Lakshman Singh @ Lakshman Yadav @ Lakshuman Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9440 of 2017 (3) dt.07-07-2017
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.9440 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -32 Year- 2016 Thana -BIKRAMGANJ District- SASARAM (ROHTAS) ======================================================
1. Lakshman Singh @ Lakshman Yadav @ Lakshuman Yadav, S/o Shiv Prasan Yadav, resident of village - Jonhi, P.S. Bikramganj, District - Rohtas .... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bhaskar Shankar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Rajendra Singh Shastriji ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 07-07-2017 Heard the parties.
This application is for grant of regular bail in connection with Bikramganj P.S.Case No.32 of 2016, registered for the offences under Sections 302 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
Allegation against the petitioner is that he threatened son of the informant of dire consequences and there is further allegation that thereafter the petitioner and another co-accused person indiscriminately fired, causing death of the deceased. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that though there is allegation against seven persons of firing but the postmortem report shows that only one injury has been found on the person of the deceased and the petitioner is in custody for more than one
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9440 of 2017 (3) dt.07-07-2017 year.
Heard learned A.P.P. also.
Having heard both sides and in view of serious nature of offence, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, however, the petitioner is in custody for more than a year, as such the learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and try to conclude it within a period of one year. At the same time, the S.P., Rohtas is directed to ensure presence of the witnesses in this case on the date fixed by the learned court below so that the trial may be concluded on the date as specified.
With the aforesaid observation, this application is dismissed.
(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U