Rajendra Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.49035 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -128 Year- 2012 Thana -RAXAUL DistrictEASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI) ======================================================

1. Rajendra Thakur S/o late Ramnath Thakur resident of village - Pereuya, ward no. 1, (Raxaul), P.S. : - Raxaul, District : - East Champaran, Motihari. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. C.Sen Pd.Singh(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-08-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

Petitioner is languishing in custody since 11.06.2012 in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 20, 22, 23, 24 of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

The prosecution case is that the informant has received information that some persons were carrying ganja from Nepal, but the accused persons seeing the police personnel after throwing 80 Kg. ganja escaped from the scene.

It appears from the report of the Superintendent of Police, East Champaran, Motihari at Flag-D dated 17.06.2016 that out of 11 witnesses 08 have

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.49035 of 2014 (6) dt.01-08-2016 already been examined and prosecution is taking steps for examination of the remaining witnesses.

Considering the present stage of trial, this Court is not inclined to interfere.

Accordingly, the application is dismissed.

It is expected that the learned trial court will conclude the trial within a period of six months. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) P.K./- U T