Patna High CourtCR. MISC./28617/2021disposed

Ravi Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2021-11-24Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28617 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-224 Year-2019 Thana- BATHNAHA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== RAVI KUMAR S/O RAMVIJAY SINGH @ VIJAN SINGH R/O VILLAGE CHAKWA PS BATHNAHA, DISTRICT-SITAMARHI.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. N. K. Agarwal, Sr. Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Pushpendra Kumar Singh, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 24-11-2021 Heard Mr. N.K. Agarwal, the learned senior counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Pushpendra Kumar Singh for the informant. The State is represented by Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh, the learned APP.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bathnaha P.S. Case No. 224/2019 instituted for the offences under Sections 302 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

The prayer for bail of the petitioner was earlier rejected vide order dated 28.02.2020 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 11083 of 2020.

The petitioner is in custody since 13.11.2019.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28617 of 2021(3) dt.24-11-2021 2/2 This Court had called for a report about the stage of the case from the court below. Though the report dated 02.08.2021 indicates that charges were framed on 12.04.2021 and no witness had been examined by the time the report was sent but Mr. Pushpendra Kumar Singh, the learned counsel for the informant has informed this Court that six witnesses have uptil now been examined. Regard being had to the nature of accusation and the present stage of trial, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner for the present.

However, if the trial is not concluded within next nine months, it will be open for the petitioner to approach the Trial Court for grant of bail and in that event the Trial Court would be under an obligation to record the reasons for tardy pace of trial.

The petition stands disposed of.

(Ashutosh Kumar, J) sunilkumar/- U T