Raju Rai @ Raju Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.46763 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -96 Year- 2013 Thana -JAMOBAZAR District- SIWAN ======================================================

1. RAJU RAI @ RAJU RAM s/o Birendra Rai resident of Village- Barwa Dumari, P.S.- Jamo Bazar, District- Siwan.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kamala Kant Tiwary For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Pradeep Narain Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 23-11-2016 Heard.

Petitioner happens to be husband of the deceased and his prayer for bail was rejected by this court but while rejecting the prayer for bail of the petitioner vide order dated 03-02-2016 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 3430 of 2016, this court had directed the trial court to expedite the trial of the petitioner. The trial court has reported that still the case of the petitioner is pending for recording the deposition of investigating officer.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is languishing in jail custody since 23-09-2013 but even then, his trial could not be concluded. It is further submitted that the case is pending for recording the deposition of investigating

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46763 of 2016 (3) dt.23-11-2016 2/2 officer since long.

Considering period of detention of the petitioner in jail custody as well as facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner named above, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Jamo Bazar P.S. Case No. 96 of 2013 corresponding to Sessions Trial No. 153 of 2014 to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Siwan subject to condition that one of the sureties must be close relative of the petitioner who shall swear an affidavit to this effect as to how he/she is related with the petitioner and, furthermore, the aforesaid surety must be holder of landed property. Furthermore, the petitioner shall attend the trial court, in person on each and every date for a period of six months or till conclusion of his trial, whichever is earlier and if, he fails to do so on two consecutive dates without any reasonable cause, the learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J) A.K.V./- U T