Patna High CourtCR. MISC./32882/2019dismissed

Vimal Sah @Vimal Saw v. The State Of Bihar

2020-02-03Mr. Justice Vinod Kumar Sinha2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32882 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-158 Year-2016 Thana- MALSALAMI District- Patna ====================================================== VIMAL SAH @VIMAL SAW S/O Late Devendra Sah Resident of VillageChakeyaj Mahnar, P.S.- Desari, District- Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajiva Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Satyendra Narayan Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 03-02-2020 Heard the parties.

This application is for grant of regular bail in connection with Spl. Case No.27 of 2016 (arising out of Malsalami P.S.Case no.158/16) for the offences under Sections 20, 22, 25 and 25(A) of the NDPS Act.

Earlier the prayer for bail was rejected twice by the then Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, vide order dated 7.3.2018 passed in Cr. Misc. No.12756 of 2018 and order dated 3.10.2018 passed in Cr. Misc. No.56905 of 2018. Theer is recovery of 208 gram of Ganja from the vehicle and the petitioner was arrested from there.

Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that he is driver of the vehicle and he is in custody for more than three years and up till now there is no substantive

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32882 of 2019(4) dt.03-02-2020 2/2 progress in the trial.

Heard learned A.P.P. who has opposed the prayer for bail and perused the report, from which it appears that in this case now charge has been framed ..

Having heard both sides and in view of the facts and circumstances, as stated above, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage, however, since the petitioner is in custody for three years, the learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and try to conclude it within a period of nine months .

With the aforesaid observation, this application is dismissed.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U