Ram Kumar Gupta @ Ram Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40108 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-108 Year-2017 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Madhepura ====================================================== RAM KUMAR GUPTA @ RAM KUMAR Son of Kameshwar Gupta Resident of Village - Mangalwara (Mangarwara), P.S.- Srinagar, District - Madhepura ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shailendra Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sadanand Paswan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 07-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the state.

The instance application for regular bail has been filed by the petitioner in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 108 of 2017 instituted for the offence u/s 376, 341, 323, 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, section 4 of the POCSO Act and Section 3(i)(w) of the SC/ST Act.

Earlier the application for regular bail of the petitioner was rejected by order dated 24.7.2019 passed in Cr. Appeal (SJ) No. 1341 of 2019.

In pursuance to the direction of this Court, a report with regard to the present stage of trial has been received by which it appears that all nine charge-sheeted witnesses have

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40108 of 2023(3) dt.07-08-2023 2/2 already been examined and the case is running for hearing the petition filed by the defence side.

No fresh ground is made for reconsideration of the regular bail application of the petitioner. Accordingly, this application is rejected.

However, learned trial court is directed to conclude the trial within a period of three months as the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 25.6.2018. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Amandeep/- U T