Deepak Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.11836 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -41 Year- 2014 Thana -BHABHUA District- BHABHUA (KAIMUR) ====================================================== Deepak Kumar Son of Sri Shiv Chandra Yadav, Resident of village- Rautra, P.S.- Rautra, District- Katihar .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. A.K. Thakur Mr. Malay Kumar Chaudhary For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Madan Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER 25-05-2015 Heard the parties.

The petitioner seeks bail in a criminal prosecution registered under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code. Admittedly, the petitioner, besides others, is named in the F.I.R. vide Annexure-1 as accused and there is allegation of commission of crime of robbery of Rs. 9 lakhs of the informant, which he had withdrawn from the Bank. Subsequently, the petitioner was put on T.I. Parade and was identified by one witness. Besides that the petitioner is an accused in other criminal case of similar nature.

In above view of the matter, this Court is not inclined to accede to the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Bhabhua P.S. Case No. 41 of 2014, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhabhua, at this stage and it is accordingly rejected for the present.

Learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhabhua is directed to expedite the trial of the petitioner. However, if the trial of the petitioner is not concluded within a period of one year from the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11836 of 2015 (3) dt.25-05-2015 2/2 date of framing of charge without there being any fault on his part, then he shall be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail. (Birendra Prasad Verma, J) BTiwary/- U T