Manoranjan Kumar @ Manoranjan Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.24329 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -137 Year- 2016 Thana -PUNPUN District- PATNA ======================================================

1. Manoranjan Kumar @ Manoranjan Singh S/o Suresh Singh, R/o Vill.- Sartha, P.S.- Chandi (Wend), District- Nalanda. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shambhu Sharan Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Smt. Renuka Ratnakar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 25-04-2018 Heard the parties.

Earlier the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected by this Court, vide order dated 1.5.2017 passed in Cr. Misc. No.16786 of 2017 with direction to the learned trial court to conclude the trial within a period of one year. Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that up-till-now no substantive progress has been made in the trial and the petitioner is in custody for about 20 months and except confessional statement, there is nothing against him. Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Having heard both sides and in view of the facts and circumstances, as stated above, let the petitioner, above named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24329 of 2018 (2) dt.25-04-2018 2/2 Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Mashaurhi, Patna in connection with Punpun P.S.Case No.137 of 2016, with condition that he will co-operate in disposal of the trial and will also appear as and when required by the learned court below; otherwise his bail bond shall be cancelled.

With the aforesaid observation, this application is allowed.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U T