Santosh Rai @ Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.46507 of 2017 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-606 Year-2016 Thana- KOTWALI District- Patna ====================================================== Santosh Rai @ Santosh Kumar sonof Ram Ayodhya Rai, R/o Vishnupur,P.S.- Akilpur, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rakesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. SRI UMANATH MISHRA ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA MOHAN SHARMA ORAL ORDER 20-09-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner wants to renew his prayer of bail, which was earlier rejected vide order dated 11.04.2017 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 12710 of 2017, on the ground that the petitioner is in custody since 17.09.2016, the trial has not been concluded within the time given by this Court and as such the petitioner deserves sympathetic consideration.

Learned APP duly assisted by learned counsel for the informant opposes the prayer of bail by submitting that the petitioner has committed serious crime.

In the facts and circumstances stated above, finding no good ground for reconsideration of the prayer of bail, again his

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46507 of 2017(2) dt.20-09-2017 2/2 such prayer stands rejected in Special POCSO Trial No. 36 of 2017 pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions JudgeX, Patna. However, learned trial court is again directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same as early as possible, preferably within three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, failing which, the petitioner, if at no fault, may be at liberty to renew his prayer of bail. (Jitendra Mohan Sharma, J) avin/- U T