Pappu Sao v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29887 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-128 Year-2019 Thana- OBRA District- Aurangabad ====================================================== PAPPU SAO, Son of Shivnarayan Saw, resident of - Aranda, PS- Obra, DistAurangabad (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs. Leelawati Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Binod Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-09-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in Obra P.S. case No. 128/2019 instituted for the offences under Sections 304B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The earlier bail applications of the petitioner were rejected vide Annexure- 1 series to the present application with a direction to the Trial Court to conclude the trial within the stipulated period.

On behalf of the petitioner, it has been submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 27.08.2019 and he has remained in custody for more than four years and there is no chance of trial being concluded in near future. A report was called for from the Trial Court regarding

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29887 of 2023(3) dt.08-09-2023 2/2 the stage of the case. It has been reported that the trial has started but still the prosecution witnesses are to be examined in the present case.

Considering the period undergone by the petitioner and that there is no chance of trial being concluded in near future, it is directed that the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-VII, Aurangabad in connection with Obra P.S. case No. 128/2019, Sessions Trial No. 65/22/210/22 with the condition that the petitioner shall be present on each and every date fixed in the trial and in case of failure on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner. (Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T