Mahesh Prasad Singh And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9225 of 2017 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2015 Thana- MADHUBANI TOWN DistrictMadhubani ====================================================== 1.

Mahesh Prasad Singh 2.

Ram Naresh Singh, aged about 52 years.

3.

Rabindra Prasad Singh, aged about 65 years.

4.

Raghunath Prasad Singh, @ Rajendra Prasad Singh, aged about 54 years. 5.

Baidnath Prasad Singh @ Baidnath Singh, aged about 56 years. Altogether 1 to 5 are son of Late Ramakant Singh @ Kanti Kumar Singh. 6.

Satyam Kumar, aged about 22 years.

7.

Shubham Kumar, aged about 20 years, 8.

Shivam Kumar aged about 18 years, Altogether 6 to 8 and are son of Ram Naresh Singh.

9.

Mantu Singh @ Rohit Sekhar aged about 40 years, Son of Rabindra Prasad Singh.

10.

Kundan Kumar Singh @ Nishant @ Nishant Saurav, aged about 27 years son of Raghunath Prasad Singh, All are resident of Village- Gangasagar Nidhi Chowk, P.S. and District- Madhubani.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. V. N. P. Singh- Sr. Advocate Mr. Prabhash Ranjan Thakur- Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Smt. Pronati Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 20-09-2023

1. Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The learned senior counsel for the petitioners, after some argument, seeks permission to withdraw the present quashing application as it has been submitted that charges have been framed and trial has commenced. It is further submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9225 of 2017(2) dt.20-09-2023 2/2 that charges have been framed under Section 447, 353 and 34 of the I.P.C. and the maximum punishment mandated under the I.P.C. for the aforesaid offences is two years and the case is of the Year 2015, as such, despite charges being framed, the trial commencing, but still not a single witness has been examined in the case. It is next submitted that the petitioners are facing mental agony as the case cannot be allowed to continue in perpetuity. It is next submitted that altogether there are five charge-sheet witnesses.

3. Permission is accorded.

4. Accordingly, instant petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

5. The Court expects that the trial shall be concluded within a period of seven months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T