Patna High CourtCR. MISC./25888/2024disposed

Md. Azad @ Md Azad Alam v. The State Of Bihar

2024-06-21Mr. Justice Sunil Kumar Panwar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25888 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-45 Year-2022 Thana- TATARPUR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Md. Azad @ Md Azad Alam S/o Late Shami Alam @ Sami Alam R/o vill - Chamelichak, P.S. - Habibpur, distt. - Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Abdul Mannan Khan, Adv.

Mr. Binay Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Hafiz Shahbaz Arif, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 21-06-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has renewed his prayer for grant of regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 326, 307, 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substance Act, which was earlier rejected vide order dated 22.08.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 52037 of 2022 with a direction to trial court to expedite and conclude the trial.

4. In compliance of order dated 04.04.2024, a progress report dated 5.5.2024 sent by Addl. Distt. Judge-XI, Bhagalpur has been received which suggests that trial is likely to be concluded in Six months.

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5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no hope to conclude the trial in near future. He further submits that petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 7.3.2022.

6. There is no new ground to reconsider the bail prayer of the petitioner. Hence, this application stands disposed off.

7. The learned trial court is directed to conclude the trial within a period of six months positively, failing which, the petitioner will be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U