Md. Amjad Khan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53736 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-442 Year-2019 Thana- PARBATTA District- Khagaria ====================================================== MD. AMJAD KHAN Son of Ekram Khan Resident of Village- Nauranga, Ruphauli, P.S.- Parbatta, District- Khagaria. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 01-12-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects within four weeks. In the eventuality of nonremoval of defects within undertaken period, the office will place the matter before the Bench.

This is the third attempt of the petitioner to approach before this Court for bail. Earlier, vide order dated 28.05.2020 amd 28.07.2021 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 420 of 2020 and Cr. Misc. No.10154 of 2021 respectively, the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected.

Vide order dated 29.09.2021, a report was called for from the learned Court below regarding the stage of the trial and the time likely to be taken in conclusion of the trial. In

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53736 of 2021(4) dt.01-12-2021 2/2 compliance thereof, a report dated 01.10.2021 has been sent by the learned Sessions Judge, Khagaria, which is at Flag 'X' to this application. In his report, the learned Judge has, inter alia, stated that if the prosecution cooperates, the trial is likely to be concluded within nine months.

Considering the facts aforesaid, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The prayer for bail is hereby once again rejected.

The learned Trial Court is directed to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of nine months. If the trial is not concluded within the aforesaid period, the petitioner would be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T