Ranjeet Lal Deo v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41568 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-171 Year-2021 Thana- DARBHANGA SADAR DistrictDarbhanga ====================================================== Ranjeet Lal Deo, Son of Dineshwar Lal Deo, R/o Village - Panta, P.S.- Sadar Sonaki O.P., District - Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Senior Advocate Mr. Manish Kumar Singh, Advocate Ms. Akrity Aishwarya, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 10-05-2023 Heard learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

Petitioner in this case has renewed his prayer for bail in connection with Sadar Sonaki O.P. Case No. 171 of 2021 dated 19.04.2021 registered for the offences under Sections 341, 324, 307, 302, 34 of the Indian Penal Code. He has no criminal antecedent. He is in custody since 17.05.2021. Earlier, his prayer for bail was rejected by this Court vide order dated 27.10.2021 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 56019 of 2021. The order of rejection contains the reasons being that the petitioner is said to be the main assailant as he had penetrated his dagger in the stomach of the deceased as a result of which his stomach came out and the victim fell down.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41568 of 2022(3) dt.10-05-2023 2/2 Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner has informed this Court that in this case, the trial has already begun and some of the witnesses have been examined. Learned APP for the State is present and has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

Considering the nature of the allegations and the reasons provided in the earlier order of this Court as also that the trial has already begun and some of the prosecution witnesses have been examined, at this stage, this Court is not inclined to release the petitioner on bail.

The learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial, keep the records on shorter dates and all endeavours be made to conclude the trial as early as possible preferably within a period of six months.

This application stands dismissed.

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