Md. Mahboob @ Md. Mahbool v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.38707 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -57 Year- 2016 Thana -AMDABAD District- KATIHAR ======================================================

1. MD. MAHBOOB @ MD. MAHBOOL Son of Md. Zakir, Resident of Village- Garad Tola, Pranpur, P.S. Amdabad, District- Katihar. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bimal Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Dilip Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 11-10-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Amdabad P.S. Case No. 57/2016, registered for the offence punishable under Section 376(D) of the Indian Penal Code.

Prayer for bail of the petitioner was earlier rejected, vide order at Annexure-1, with a direction to the trial court to expedite the trial.

Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that even expiry of ten months uptill now charge has not been framed and not a single witness has been examined at this stage. Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Perused the report submitted by the learned Sessions

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38707 of 2017 (3) dt.11-10-2017 2/2 Judge, Katihar, from which it appears that charge has already been framed.

In such view of the matter, learned court below is directed to expedite the trial and try to conclude the same within a period of seven months. At the same time, S.P., Katihar is directed to ensure the attendance of witnesses as well as directed to send monthly report in first week of each month.

With this observation, this application is disposed of. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J.) Rakhi U T