Balram Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24643 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-217 Year-2015 Thana- TEGHRHA District- Begusarai ====================================================== BALRAM KUMAR Son of Late Rampadarath Rai Resident of VillageGaura, P.S.- Teghra, District- Begusarai. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sandip Kumar Gautam, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Akshay Lal Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 06-04-2021 Heard Mr Sandip Kumar Gautam, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Akshay Lal Pandit, learned APP for the State through video conferencing.
Petitioner has renewed his prayer for bail inasmuch as, earlier on two occasions, the bail applications of the petitioner were rejected vide orders dated 16.02.2016 and 23.08.2017 respectively (Annexure-2).
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody since 15.07.2015 i.e., about 5 years 9 months.
Allegation against the petitioner is that he fired upon the deceased causing fire-arm injury on his chest which led to the death of victim.
This Court vide order dated 23.02.2021 had called for a report from the learned lower court regarding stage of trial and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24643 of 2020(3) dt.06-04-2021 2/2 in pursuance thereof, the court of Additional Sessions Judge-1, Begusarai vide its letter no.31 dated 01.03.2021 has submitted its report stating therein that out of ten charge-sheet witnesses, four witnesses have been examined and cross-examined and six witnesses are yet to be examined. The learned lower court has given an estimated time of six months for completion of the trial.
In that view of the matter, I am not inclined to grant regular bail to petitioner at this stage. The same is, hereby, rejected.
However, the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail after six months, if the trial is not concluded by that time. (Anil Kumar Sinha, J) perwez U T