Patna High CourtCR. MISC./17933/2018rejected

Rajesh @ Raju Sah @ Raju Gupta v. The State Of Bihar

2018-04-04Mr. Justice Jitendra Mohan Sharma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.17933 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-66 Year-2015 Thana- AKHODHIGOLA District- Rohtas ====================================================== Rajesh @ Raju Sah @ Raju Gupta S/o Surndra Gupta, R/o VillageAhibaranpur, P.S.- Akorigola, District- Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajendra Kumar Deo, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Braj Kishore Prasad (APP) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA MOHAN SHARMA ORAL ORDER 04-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel representing the State.

The petitioner wants to renew the prayer of bail which was earlier twice rejected vide order dated 30.06.2016 and 02.08.2017 passed in Cri. Misc. No. 20114 of 2016 and Cr. Misc. 34786 of 2017, on the ground that the petitioner is suffering in custody since 19.06.2015, the trial has not been concluded within five months as per direction of this Court and in near future the trial is not likely to be concluded. Other coaccused have been allowed bail and, as such, the petitioner deserves sympathetic consideration.

The learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer of bail by submitting that the petitioner is the husband and the witnesses

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17933 of 2018(2) dt.04-04-2018 2/2 have supported the allegation and further the dead body was also cremated.

In the facts and circumstances stated above, at present finding no good ground for reconsideration of prayer of the bail, again prayer of the bail of the petitioner stands rejected in connection with Akorigola P.S. Case No. 66 of 2015 (Sessions Trial No. 50 of 2016) pending in the court of learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-4th Sasaram, Rohtas. However, the learned trail Court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same as early as possible preferably within three months from date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, failing which if the petitioner at no fault, may be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail.

(Jitendra Mohan Sharma, J.) Rajiv/- U