Ajit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.42951 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-495 Year-2017 Thana- BEGUSARAI MUFFASIL DistrictBegusarai ====================================================== Ajit Kumar S/o Late Baiju Singh, R/o Village- Hemra, P.S.- Begusarai (Muffasil), District - Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Vikramdeo Singh, Mr. Sada Nand Roy, Advocates For the State :

Mr. J.K. Singh, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER 30-01-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner, who is in custody since 07.11.2017 in connection with Begusarai (Muffasil) P.S. Case No. 495 of 2017 for the offences alleged under Sections 392/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act, has renewed his prayer for bail having been rejected earlier by order dated 01.02.2018 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 6310 of 2018.

3. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioner states on instruction that almost all the prosecution witnesses including the informant have now been examined and most of them have been declared hostile.

4. In the above view of the matter, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. The bail petition is dismissed with observation that the learned court below shall conclude the trial expeditiously.

BT/Chandran (Vikash Jain, J) U T