Amit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21040 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-202 Year-2020 Thana- BELDOUR District- Khagaria ====================================================== AMIT KUMAR S/o- Laddu Lal Singh @ Laddu Prasad Singh Resident of Village- Basanwara, P.S.- Alamnagar, District- Madhepura. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Ramchandra Sahni, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 22-06-2022 Heard the parties.

Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects within four weeks of resumption of normal court proceedings. In the eventuality of non-removal of defects within stipulated period, office will place the matter before the Bench. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the IPC. Vide order dated 18.05.2022, a report was called for, regarding the stage of trial. In compliance thereof, a report sent by learned Sessions Judge, Khagaria dated 24.05.2022, is kept at flag 'D', whereby it is submitted that the time likely to be taken in conclusion of the trial is about six months, if the prosecution co-operates.

Considering the submissions made in the report, I am not

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21040 of 2022(3) dt.22-06-2022 2/2 inclined to grant bail to the petitioner named above. The prayer for bail is hereby rejected.

Accordingly, the bail application is dismissed. However, the trial court is directed to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six months from today.

The Superintendent of Police, Khagaria is directed to take steps for production of the prosecution witnesses for their examination as and when the date is fixed, so that the trial may be concluded within the time indicated herein above. The prosecution is directed to co-operate in the trial and if the trial is not concluded within six months, the petitioner is at liberty to renew his prayer for bail.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) pallavi/- U T