Abhishek Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29995 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-61 Year-2020 Thana- BAHADURPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Abhishek Kumar Son of Sri Avinash Kumar @ Avinash Prasad Rai Resident of Gandhi Chowk Jandaha, P.S.- Jandaha, Dist.- Vaishali at Hajipur ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Adv.

Ms. Vaishnavi Singh, Adv.

Mr. Ritwik Thakur, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Md. Matloob Rab, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-08-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. Lastly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected by this Court vide order dated 01.02.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 54774 of 2022.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the report of Trial Court dated 25.07.2024 reveals that charges were framed on 22.03.2023, but till date, not a single prosecution witness has been examined. Further submission is that petitioner is in custody since 22.09.2020 and there is no likelihood of conclusion of the trial in near future.

4. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State opposed the prayer for bail.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29995 of 2024(4) dt.09-08-2024 2/2

5. Having considered the period of custody of the petitioner as well as the tardy progress of trial, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional District and Sessions Judge, Patna City, Patna in connection with Sessions Trial No. 49 of 2023 arising out of Bahadurpur P.S. Case No. 61 of 2020. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) utkarsh/- U T