Chunnu Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.61214 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -127 Year- 2016 Thana -JAGDISHPUR District- BHOJPUR ====================================================== Chunnu Mahto, Son of Shivraj Singh, Resident of Village - Purab Muhallah Jagdishpur, Police Station - Jagdishpur, District - Bhojpur (Bihar). .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Lakshmi Kant Sharma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Atul Chandra ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 03-10-2018 Earlier prayer for bail of the petitioner was dismissed vide order dated 11.09.2017 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 41818 of 2017 and the allegation against the petitioner is of firing on the deceased causing his death.

Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner that though there was direction to conclude the trial vide order dated 11.9.2017, uptil now even the case has not been committed to the court of sessions and petitioner has been in judicial custody since 10.01.2017.

Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Having heard both sides, considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the nature of allegation, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

However, since the petitioner has been in custody since

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.61214 of 2018 (2) dt.03-10-2018 2/2 10.01.2017, the District Judge, Bhojpur is directed to look into the matter as to why the case has not been committed to the court of sessions and once the case is committed, he will also see that the trial be concluded expeditiously.

With the above observation, this application is dismissed. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) sunil/- U T