Bijay Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No. 10140 of 2021 ============================================= Bijay Mandal aged 50 years, gender-Male, son of Banarsi Mandal, resident of village-Mohanpur, P.S. Goradih, DistrictBhagalpur --------- Petitioner

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The State of Bihar --------- Opposite Parties ============================================= Appearance:- For the Petitioner:- Mr. Swapnil Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Ashok Kumar, APP ============================================= CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER

2. 07.07.2021 The present petition has been taken up for consideration through the mode of Video conferencing in view of the prevailing situation on account of COVID 19 Pandemic, requiring social distancing.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri. Ashok Kumar, learned A.P.P. for the State.

The present petition is by way of second attempt at the behest of the petitioner for grant of regular bail in connection with S.T. No. 499 of 2019 (arising out of Jagdishpur (Goradih) P.S. Case No. 559 of 2018) for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 302 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code inasmuch as the earlier petition of the petitioner for grant of regular bail was rejected by this Court by an order dated 27.09.2019 passed in Criminal Misc. No. 49691 of 2019.

At the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner would withdraw the present petition, however, the Ld. trial court may be directed to expedite the matter and in case the trial is not concluded within a period of one year from today, the petitioner be granted liberty to renew his prayer for grant of regular bail.

The learned A.P.P. for the State Shri. Ashok Kumar has got no objection.

Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the present petition stands disposed off as not pressed, however, with a direction to the learned trial court to expedite the trial as also with an observation that in case the trial is not concluded within a period of one year from today, the petitioner would be at liberty to renew his prayer for grant of regular bail, before this Court.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) S.Sb/-