Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25474 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-461 Year-2020 Thana- NAUBATPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Santosh Kumar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Priyanka Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mithlesh Kumar Khare, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-05-2023 Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that this is the second application for grant of bail.

2. Vide order dated 21.01.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No.21213 of 2021, earlier the prayer for grant of bail was rejected by this Court as withdrawn.

3. Considering the fact that the trial has commenced and out of five witnesses, evidence of one witness has been closed and remaining four is going on. I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail.

4. The Sr.S.P., Patna is directed to produce all the prosecution witnesses on each and every date fixed by the learned trial court to get the witnesses examined. He must also ensure that an Officer not below the rank of the Inspector to be

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25474 of 2022(10) dt.03-05-2023 2/2 present in the court below on the date of trial along with the witnesses so that the trial may preferably be concluded within a period of six months.

Accordingly, the bail application is disposed of. (Purnendu Singh, J) chn/- U