Najabuddin @ Vikki Alam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37256 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-247 Year-2019 Thana- BAKHTIYARPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Najabuddin @ Vikki Alam S/O Md. Akhtar R/O Village- Chakdaulat, PSBakhtiyarpur, Distt-Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs. Vaishnavi Singh, Advocate Mr. Ritwik Thakur, Advocate Mr. Purushottam Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shantanu Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 06-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bakhtiyarpur P.S. Case No. 247 of 2019, instituted for the offences under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3.

This is the third attempt of the petitioner for bail. The petitioner has renewed his prayer for grant of regular bail which was earlier rejected on merit by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 09.02.2021 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 29394 of 2020 and was also rejected by this Court vide order dated 27.02.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 51110 of 2023. 4.

In compliance of the order dated 23.06.2025, a report dated 03.07.2025 with regard to the present stage of trial

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37256 of 2025(3) dt.06-08-2025 2/2 has been received. From perusal of the aforesaid report, it appears that all the witnesses have been examined in this case. It is further reported that the evidence of the prosecution has been closed and fixed for statement of the accused and the case is in the final stage.

5.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 05.08.2019 without any rhymes or reason.

6.

Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for grant of bail.

7.

There is no new ground to consider the bail petition of the petitioner. From the aforesaid report, it appears that the trial is going on and is at an advance stage. 8.

In view of the above, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is again rejected with a direction to the court below to expedite the trial and conclude the same expeditiously preferably within a period of one month from today. If the trial is not concluded within the period of one month, as stated above, the petitioner will be at liberty to renew his prayer before the court below.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T