Patna High CourtCR. MISC./39898/2020dismissed

Meghan Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

2021-03-22Mr. Justice Anjani Kumar Sharan2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39898 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-242 Year-2015 Thana- LAHERIMUHALLA District- Nalanda ====================================================== MEGHAN PASWAN Son of Nirgun Paswan Resident of Village-Gulab Bigha, P.S.- Nalanda, District- Nalanda.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 22-03-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 395/397 of the Indian Penal Code.

Vide order dated 20.02.2021, status report of Sessions Trial No. 274 of 2017 arising out of Laheri P.S. Case No. 242 of 2015 was called for from the Court of the learned Sessions Judge-VII, Nalanda at Biharsharif. Status report has been received and kept at Flag-A in which it is stated that all six charge-sheet witnesses have been examined. In charge-sheet, informant was not made witness, for which prosecution filed a petition to examine informant in this case. Thereafter, summon was issued, the bailable warrant and now non-bailable warrant has also been issued against the informant.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39898 of 2020(3) dt.22-03-2021 2/2 Considering the present stage of trial, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his payer for bail is rejected in connection with Sessions Trial No. 274 of 2017 arising out of Laheri P.S. Case No. 242 of 2015 pending before the court of the learned Sessions Judge-VII, Nalanda at Biharsharif.

Accordingly, the application is dismissed. However, Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) devendra/- U T