Akhilesh Rai @ Akhilesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31856 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-216 Year-2017 Thana- BAKHTIYARPUR District- Patna ====================================================== AKHILESH RAI @ AKHILESH KUMAR S/o Shri Devi Rai Resident of Village- Chiraiya, P.S.- Bakhtiyarpur, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Md. Anisur Rahman For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Yogendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 31-08-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects within four weeks. In the eventuality of non-removal of defects within undertaken period, the office will place the matter before the Bench.

This is the second attempt of the petitioner to approach before this Court for bail. Earlier, vide order dated 21.06.2021 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 1487 of 2021, the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected.

Vide order dated 03.08.2022, a report was called for from the learned Court below regarding the stage of the trial and the time likely to be taken in conclusion of the trial. In compliance thereof, a report dated 17.08.2022 has been sent by

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31856 of 2022(4) dt.31-08-2022 2/2 the learned A.D.J.-V, Barh which is at Flag 'A' to this application. In his report, the learned Judge has, inter alia, stated that he will take every possible steps to take conclude the trial within one year.

Considering the facts aforesaid, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The prayer for bail is hereby once again rejected.

The learned Trial Court is directed to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of one year. If the trial is not concluded within the aforesaid period, the petitioner would be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail.

However, learned Trial Court is directed to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible preferably within one year from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and both the parties are directed to extend the co-operation in early conclusion of the trial.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T