Vijay Bahadur Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.38996 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -101 Year- 2013 Thana -DURGAWATI District- BHABHUA (KAIMUR) ====================================================== Vijay Bahadur Singh S/o Ram Awatar Singh Resident of Village Nuaon, P.S. Durgawati, District Kaimur at Bhabua.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Nikhilesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jitendra Kr. Singh No.1(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 06-02-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner is languishing in custody since 12.08.2013 in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 27 of the Arms Act.

It is alleged that the informant saw 8 to 10 persons for which he identified four of them including the petitioner who shot Feku Sharma dead, It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the accusation of firing is against four persons when post-mortem report reflects only three injuries.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38996 of 2014 (03) dt.06-02-2015 2/2 The report dated 21st January, 2015 of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Kaimur at Bhabua reflects that the trial is at the evidence stage.

Considering the nature of accusation, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner in connection with Sessions Trial No. 459 of 2013/12 of 2014 arising out of Durgawati P.S. Case No. 101 of 2013 pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Kaimur at Bhabua. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected.

Let the trial be expedited. It is expected from the learned trial court to conclude the trial within a period of one year.

However, the petitioner will be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail, if the trial is not concluded within a period of one year.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) DKS/- U T