Mohit Kumar Sao @ Mohit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25964 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-68 Year-2023 Thana- MAIGRA District- Gaya ====================================================== Mohit Kumar Sao @ Mohit Kumar Son of Mukesh Sao Resident of VillageBikua Kala, P.S.- Maigra, Dist.- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shivendra Prasad, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Binay Krishna, APP.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 14-08-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, Section 3 (i) (w), 3 (2) (v) of the Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and Sections 4 & 6 of the POCSO Act.
3. Vide order dated 12.07.2024, a report was called for, regarding the stage of trial. In compliance thereof, a report sent by learned Exclusive Special Judge POCSO cum Additional Sessions Judge-VII, Gaya dated 27.07.2024 is kept at flag 'R', whereby it is submitted that out of six witnesses mentioned in the charge-sheet, four witnesses including the victim, the informant and the Investigating Officer have been examined. It
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25964 of 2024(5) dt.14-08-2024 2/2 is further submitted that the trial of this case will likely to be concluded within two months from today.
4. Considering the submissions made in the report, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner named above. The prayer for bail is hereby rejected.
5. Accordingly, the bail application is dismissed.
6. However, the trial court is directed to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) divyanshi/- U T