Shaktiman Chouhan @ Shaktiman Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51199 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-214 Year-2020 Thana- PAKARIBARAW District- Nawada ====================================================== Shaktiman Chouhan @ Shaktiman Kumar S/o Late Yugal Chauhan R/o village- Yogi Bigha, P.S.- Dhamoul, District- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sheo Kumar Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-01-2023 Heard Mr. Sheo Kumar Prasad, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner had earlier moved before this Court by filing Cr. Misc. No. 43027 of 2021 for grant of bail for alleged offences committed under Sections 302, 201 and 498(A)/34 of the Indian Penal Code and the said Criminal Miscellaneous was dismissed vide order dated 05.04.2022 with liberty to the petitioner that he may renew his prayer for bail if no substantial progress takes place in conduct of the trial. The present bail application has been preferred in light of the observation made in the order dated 05.04.2022. This Court vide order dated 14.12.2022 had sought a report from the court below with respect to stage of the trial.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51199 of 2022(4) dt.04-01-2023 2/2 In compliance of the said order, learned Additional District & Sessions Judge-VIII, Nawada vide Letter No. 177 dated 17.12.2022 has informed that out of seven witnesses named in the charge-sheet, two witnesses have been examined and the next date for prosecution witnesses is fixed on 17.01.2023.

The Superintendent of Police, Nawada is directed to produce the remaining prosecution witnesses on the date fixed by the trial court without fail.

The trial court must ensure the completion of the trial expeditiously preferably within a period of six months. Accordingly, the present application is disposed of. (Purnendu Singh, J) Mantreshwar Aditya/- U T