Pravesh Manjhi @ Parvesh Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27217 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-361 Year-2019 Thana- WAJIRGANJ District- Gaya ====================================================== PRAVESH MANJHI @ PARVESH MANJHI Son of Nanhak Manjhi Resident of Village - Sigahiya Bhagalpur, P.S.- Wazirganj, Distt.- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manish Kumar No2 For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ramchandra Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 31-08-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Wazirganj P.S. Case No. 361 of 2019 corresponding to Sessions Trial Nos. 29 of 2020/77 of 2020 registered for the offence under section 307 and other allied sections of the Indian Penal Code to which section 302 I.P.C. was added later on.

Petitioner has earlier moved this Court twice for grant of bail in Cr. Misc. Nos. 30662 of 2020 and 46802 of 2021 which were rejected vide orders dated 09.02.2021 and 29.09.2021 respectively, as contained in Annexure-1 and 1/A. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that despite direction of this Court to conclude the trial of the case within six months, the trial of the case has not been concluded as yet.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27217 of 2022(4) dt.31-08-2022 2/2 Petitioner is in custody since 24.02.2020.

A report was called for from the court below with regard to the stage of trial, which has been received and is kept at Flag-'A'. Perusal of the report shows that out of the seven prosecution witnesses only one has been examined. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the submissions advanced on behalf of the parties and the stage of the trial, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Sessions Judge III, Gaya in connection with Wazirganj P.S. Case No. 361 of 2019. mcv/- (Arvind Srivastava, J) U T