Ranjan Mandal v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49159 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-358 Year-2022 Thana- BIHPUR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== RANJAN MANDAL S/O ASHOK MANDAL R/O Vill.- Gouripur, P.S.- Bihpur, Dist.- Bhagalpur- 853201 ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mrs.Shashi Priya, Adv.
Mr.Ritwaj Raman, Adv.
Ms.Pankhuri, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Chandra Bhushan Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 29-08-2025 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned APP for the State.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the bail petitions of the petitioner have twice been rejected in Cr. Misc. Nos. 11842 of 2023 and 63465 of 2024, but while rejecting the bail application for the second time, it was observed by this Court that the learned court below shall take every endeavor to expedite the trial and dispose it of preferably within a period of nine months. He has submitted further that the stipulated period of nine months has elapsed but still the trial is pending. He has also submitted that the informant and other two witnesses, examined till date, have turned hostile.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49159 of 2025(3) dt.29-08-2025 2/2
3. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above-named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District & Additional Sessions Judge-II, Naugachiya in connection with Bihpur P.S. Case No. 358 of 2022, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court. (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) kundan/- U T