Ajay Kumar Raj @ Anurag Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL REVISION No.181 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-189 Year-2021 Thana- FORBESGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== XXX, Son of Gandev Yadav Under the guardian Ship, Resident of Village - Saranpur, Ward No. -07, P.S. - Tarabari, District - Araria. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Madhav Jha, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Anil Kumar Singh No. 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 18-08-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner in the present case is seeking setting aside of the impugned order dated 17.02.2020 passed by the learned 1st Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge (Child), Araria in connection with Forbesganj P.S. Case No.189/2021 dated 12.03.2021 under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code whereby and whereunder the learned court below has rejected the criminal appeal filed on behalf of the petitioner for grant of regular bail.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been declared juvenile aged about 16 years 8 months and 16 days on the alleged date of occurrence. The petitioner is in observation home since 10.06.2021.

Patna High Court CR. REV. No.181 of 2022(4) dt.18-08-2022 2/2 Having regard to the report as contained in letter no.194 dated 01.06.2022 received from the learned 1st Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Araria showing that the trial has already begun and two out of five material witnesses have already been examined and that the trial is likely to be concluded within nine months, considering that the petitioner has got at least five criminal antecedents and he seems to be indulging in commission of offence one after another, this Court is not inclined to release the petitioner on bail at this stage. The nine months period within which the trial is expected to be concluded would come to an end by 1st of March, 2023.

The learned trial court is expected to conclude the trial by the said date, failing which it will be open for the petitioner to move this Court afresh.

This application stands disposed of accordingly. (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) arvind/- U T Note: The ordersheet duly signed has been attached with the record. However, in view of the present arrangements, during Pandemic period all concerned shall act on the basis of the copy of the order uploaded on the High Court website under the heading 'Judicial Orders Passed During The Pandemic Period'.