Hari Jha @ Harinath Jha v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22641 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-66 Year-2019 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Madhubani ====================================================== HARI JHA @ HARINATH JHA Son of Late Niraj Jha Resident of Village - Baliya, P.S. - Sakari, District - Madhubani.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mrs. Anju Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Rabindra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 22-06-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects within four weeks. In the eventuality of nonremoval of defects within undertaken period, the office will place the matter before the Bench.
This is the second attempt of the petitioner to approach before this Court for bail. Earlier, vide detailed order dated 05.11.2020 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 24530 of 2020, the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected. Vide order dated 11.05.2022, a report was called for from the learned Court below regarding the stage of the trial and the time likely to be taken in conclusion of the trial. In compliance thereof, a report dated 18.05.2022 has been sent by
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22641 of 2022(3) dt.22-06-2022 2/2 the learned A.D.J.-VI-cum-Special Judge (POCSO), Madhubani which is at Flag 'D' to this application. In his report, the learned Judge has, inter alia, stated that the trial is likely to be concluded within three to four months.
Considering the facts aforesaid, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The prayer for bail is hereby once again rejected.
The learned Trial Court is directed to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of three months. If the trial is not concluded within the aforesaid period, the petitioner would be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail.
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T