Gauri Shankar Pandey @ Kittu Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52049 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-637 Year-2017 Thana- BODHGAYA District- Gaya ====================================================== Gauri Shankar Pandey @ Kittu Pandey Son of Late Munni Pandey Resident of Newtapur, P.S.- Bodh Gaya, District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bhaskar Shankar For the Opposite Party/s :

Md. Ataur Rahman ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 30-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects within four weeks.

This is the third attempt of the petitioner to approach before this Court for bail.

Vide order dated 02.11.2022, a report was called for from the learned Court below regarding the stage of the trial and the time likely to be taken in conclusion of the trial. In compliance thereof, a report dated 10.11.2022 has been sent by the learned Judge, which is at Flag 'P' to this application. In his report, the learned Judge has, inter alia, stated that the trial is likely to be concluded within six months.

Considering the facts aforesaid, I am not inclined to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52049 of 2022(3) dt.30-11-2022 2/2 enlarge the petitioner on bail. The prayer for bail is hereby once again rejected.

The learned Trial Court is directed to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of six months. If the trial is not concluded within the aforesaid period, the petitioner would be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T