Ajay Sharma @ Ajay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.544 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -84 Year- 2013 Thana -MEHANDIA District- JEHANABAD ======================================================
1. Ajay Sharma @ Ajay Kumar Son of late Rameshwar Sharma Resident of Village- Sabajpura, P.S.- Mehandiya, District- Arwal. .... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shivendra Prasad For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Gauri Shankar Gupta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 21-02-2017 Heard the parties.
This application is for grant of bail in connection with Mahandiya P.S.Case No.84 of 2013 for the offence under Sections 25(1-B)A & 26 of the Arms Act.
It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that there is allegation of recovery of one country-made Rifle along with the cartridges and the petitioner is in custody for about two years. It is further submitted that even the charges have not been framed in this case.
Heard, the learned A.P.P., who has opposed the prayer for bail.
Having heard both sides. There is recovery of one countrymade Rifle along with cartridges coupled with the fact that the
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.544 of 2017 (3) dt.21-02-2017 2/2 petitioner has criminal antecedent and the petitioner is in accused in three other cases also. As such I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage, however, the learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and try to conclude it within a period of six months and the S.P., Arwal is directed to produce witnesses on each and every date fixed by the court concerned and strictly to comply the direction of this Court so that the case may be disposed of within a period of six months and if not concluded, the petitioner is at liberty to renew his prayer for bail before the learned court below and the learned court below will pass appropriate order without being prejudiced by the order of this Court.
With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of.
(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U