Bablu Pandey @ Rakesh Ranjan Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19513 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-168 Year-2017 Thana- KARAHGAR District- Rohtas ====================================================== BABLU PANDEY @ RAKESH RANJAN PANDEY Son of Late Kanhaiya Pandey Resident of Village and Post- Karahgar, P.S.- Karahgar, DistrictRohtas (Bihar) 821107. ... ... Petitioner

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Aaruni Singh For the State :

Renu Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-08-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Four weeks' time is granted to the counsel for the petitioner to remove the defect(s) as pointed out by the office. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence under Section-302/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Earlier prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected twice vide Annexures-1 & 1/1 to the present application. The first application for bail of the petitioner was rejected vide Annexure-1 to the present application with a direction to the trial court to conclude the trial within a period of nine months. The second application for bail of the petitioner was rejected vide Annexure-1/1 to the present application with a direction to the trial court to conclude the trial within a period of six months.

This is the third attempt for regular bail.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19513 of 2022(3) dt.24-08-2022 2/2 A report was called for from the trial court. It has been reported that out of nine prosecution witnesses, six prosecution witnesses have already been examined and the trial is likely to be concluded within a period of four months. Considering the nature of accusation and stage of the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, prayer for bail of the petitioner in connection with Sessions Trial No. 117 of 2018 arising out of Karahgar P.S. Case No. 168 of 2017 is rejected. The trial court is directed to take all necessary steps to expedite the trial and conclude the same as early as possible, preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of copy of this order.

The District Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police, Rohtas at Sasaram are directed to produce the prosecution witnesses on the date fixed by the trial court so that the trial could be concluded within the stipulated period of four months.

Let a copy of this order be communicated to the District Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police, Rohtas at Sasaram for needful.

(Sudhir Singh, J) A.K.V.//- U T