Raju Singh @ Raju Kumar Singh @ Guddu Singh @ Raj Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46631 of 2017 (4) dt.03-01-2018
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.46631 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -82 Year- 2014 Thana -NAWANGAR District- BUXAR ======================================================
1. Raju Singh @ Raju Kumar Singh @ Guddu Singh @ Raj Kumar Singh Son of Late Narendra Singh @ Nagendra Singh Resident of Village - Gansganj P.S. Muffasil at present Masarh, P.S. - Udwant Nagar, District - Bhojpur.
.... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar.
.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pankaj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nityanand ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 03.01.2018 Supplementary affidavit is filed.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Six quintals ganja is said to have been recovered. Petitioner was caught on the spot. Earlier taking the aforesaid facts, prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected but again, bail of the petitioner is sought on the ground that the petitioner is in jail custody for more than four years and up till now, his trial could not be completed and apart from this, it is also informed that the petitioner is seriously ill and his treatment is not possible in jail.
Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46631 of 2017 (4) dt.03-01-2018 as well as submissions of the parties, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail and, again, his prayer for bail in connection with N.D.P.S. case no. 05/2014 arising out of Nawanagar P.S. Case no. 82/2014 pending in the court of Addl. Sessions Judge V, Buxar stands rejected. However, learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial of the petitioner and try to conclude the same as early as possible taking trial of the petitioner on priority basis. It is also made clear that if prayer of ailment is made before the trial court, trial court shall pass appropriate order on the aforesaid prayer.
shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J) U T