Laddu Singh @ Mithilesh Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.49552 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -306 Year- 2014 Thana -MAJHAULIA DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ====================================================== Laddu Singh @ Mithilesh Singh Son of Jay Ram Singh, Resident of Village - Rajabhar, Police Station- Majhauliya, District- West Champaran .... .... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar No.-7 For the Opposite Party/s : Dr. M.K. Gautam, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER 03-03-2015 Heard the parties.

The petitioner seeks bail in a criminal prosecution registered under Sections 376, 511, 34 of the Indian Penal Code as also under Section 6 of The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

Taking into consideration the fact that the petitioner is the sole accused named in the F.I.R. Vide Annexure-1 and there is specific allegation for commission of crime in question against him, this Court is not inclined to accede to the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Majhauliya P.S. Case No. 306 of 2014, pending in the court of learned 1st Additional District & Sessions Judge cum Special Judge, Bettiah, West Champaran. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected.

However, learned 1st Additional District & Sessions Judge cum Special Judge, Bettiah, West Champaran is directed to take up the trial of the petitioner on priority basis and if the trial of the petitioner is not concluded within a period of one year from

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.49552 of 2014 (2) dt.03-03-2015 2/2 the date of framing of charge, then he shall be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail before the learned trial court. (Birendra Prasad Verma, J) BTiwary/- U T