Neha Kumar @ Neha Kumari @ Neha Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34257 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-453 Year-2023 Thana- MANJHAGARH District- Gopalganj ====================================================== 1.
Neha Kumar @ Neha Kumari @ Neha Devi D/o- Naresh Sah VillageDanapur PS-Manjhagarh, Dist- Gopalganj 2.
Sunita Devi w/o- Ramparvesh Sah Village- Danapur PS-Manjhagarh, DistGopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Raj Kishore Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Jagdhar Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 08-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners' prayers for bail were earlier rejected vide order dated 26.07.2024 passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 39339 of 2024 and Criminal Miscellaneous No. 36070 of 2024 respectively.
3. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that on the earlier occasion, a report regarding the present stage of the trial and the expected time frame for its conclusion was called for.
4. Upon perusal of the report received from the Court
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34257 of 2025(3) dt.08-08-2025 2/3 of the District & Additional Sessions Judge-IX, Gopalganj, it appears that the Sessions Trial is presently at the stage of prosecution evidence and the trial is likely to conclude within approximately six months.
5. In view of the aforesaid circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the prayer for bail in connection with Manjahagarh P.S. Case No. 453 of 2023( S.T. No. 541 of 2024), pending before the Court of the learned District & Additional Sessions Judge-IX, Gopalganj, is hereby rejected.
6. Speedy trial is a constitutional mandate and an integral facet of justice. Accordingly, the Trial Court is directed to take all necessary steps to ensure that the trial is concluded within a period of six months form the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Sr. Superintendent of Police/ Superintendent of Police, Gopalganj, is directed to instruct the concerned Station House Officer/Investigating Officer of the case to take all requisite steps to secure the attendance and examination of all remaining charge-sheet witnesses in connection with the aforesaid case within the stipulated period.
7. The Registry is directed to communicate a copy of this order to the Sr. Superintendent of Police/Superintendent of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34257 of 2025(3) dt.08-08-2025 3/3 Police, Gopalganj, through Email/WhatsApp/Fax or any other suitable mode of communication forthwith.
8. The Registry is further directed to hand over a copy of this order to the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for communication to the Sr.
Superintendent of Police/Superintendent of Police, Gopalganj, at his own level. (Dr. Anshuman, J) Ashwini/- U T