Ramesh Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36511 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-166 Year-2018 Thana- NIMCHAKBATHANI District- Gaya ====================================================== RAMESH PRASAD SON OF RAMNANDAN PRASAD RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - SHANKARPUR, P.S. - NEEMCHAK BATHANI, DISTRICT - GAYA.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shailesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 17-03-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

Petitioner is an accused in connection with Neemchak Bathani P.S. Case No. 166 of 2018 for the offence registered under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that earlier prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected on merit vide order dated 19.11.2019 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 51110 of 2019. Petitioner is in custody since 24.01.2019.

Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that there is no fresh ground to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

Having considered the entire facts and circumstances

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36511 of 2020(4) dt.17-03-2021 2/2 of the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. It is, accordingly, rejected.

However, the Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial within a period of six months. If the trial is not concluded within the aforesaid period, the petitioner will be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail after six months.

(Arvind Srivastava, J) Jagdish/- U T