Govind Dev Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17535 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-219 Year-2016 Thana- NAANPUR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== GOVIND DEV RAI Son of Late Jagdish Rai R/o Village - Ghusukpur, P.S.- Tariyani, District - Sheohar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 21-07-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

Let the defect(s), if any, as pointed out by the office be removed within four weeks.

The petitioner is in judicial custody in connection with Nanpur P.S. Case No. 219 of 2016 for the offences under Section 395 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the FIR, the informant alleged that in the night at 11:45 P.M. 5-6 persons entered in her room and after putting a pistol on her, took away her valuable ornaments. It is further alleged that accused persons on the point of pistol asked to open all the rooms and thereafter accused persons after breaking the almirah took away expensive cloths bag etc. along with Rs. 2 lakhs. Further allegation is that accused persons were aged

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17535 of 2022(2) dt.21-07-2022 2/2 about 45-50 years while some were between 25-30 years. Accordingly, this led to the lodging of the present FIR. Taking into account the fact that the FIR was lodged in 2016 and it was only in 2021 that the petitioner chose to come into judicial custody, this Court is not inclined to grant him the privilege of bail which is accordingly rejected. Since the matter is of 2016, the trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at an earliest. (Rajiv Roy, J) Jagdish/- U T