Ranjit Kumar Singh @ Ranjit Singh @ Paraveen Singh @ Satish Kumar @ Gorakh Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40519 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-111 Year-2013 Thana- NAYAGAON District- Saran ====================================================== RANJIT KUMAR SINGH @ RANJIT SINGH @ PARAVEEN SINGH @ SATISH KUMAR @ GORAKH SINGH Son of Nagmani Singh @ Nagmani Prasad Singh Resident of village- Chaturpur, P.S- Naya Gaon, District- Saran ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manish Kumar No2, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 12-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

This is the fifth attempt of the petitioner to obtain regular bail in connection with Sessions Trial No. 404 of 2015 arising out of Naya Gaon P.S. Case No. 111 of 2013 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 364A, 201B and 212 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner has got one criminal antecedent. The petitioner is in custody since 18.09.2014. Earlier upon considering the gravity of the offence alleged against the petitioner, materials on the record and the severity of the punishment attached to such offence, this Court has rejected the prayer for bail of the petitioner. A report has been received from the learned trial court from which it appears that altogether 34 witnesses have already

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40519 of 2022(5) dt.12-07-2023 2/2 been examined and the prosecution is likely to produce all other witnesses within a period of three months only. The learned trial court has reported that nine months' time is likely to be taken in conclusion of the trial.

Learned APP for the State has opposed this application by pointing out orders passed by this Court on earlier occasions.

Having regard to the aforementioned facts and materials which have been noticed in the earlier order, finding no change of circumstance and further that the trial is likely to be concluded within a period of nine months, this Court is not inclined to release the petitioner on bail.

Prayer is refused.

This application is dismissed.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) tusharika/- U T