Ranjeet Bharti @ Ranjeet Kumar Bharti v. The State Of Bihar

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.49506 of 2016 (2) dt.30-11-2016

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.49506 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -30 Year- 2013 Thana -MANJHI District- SARAN ====================================================== Ranjeet Bharti @ Ranjeet Kumar Bharti Son of Dhananjay Bharti Resident of Village- Kabirpar Mathian, P.S.Manjhi, District Saran. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Ram Sumiran Roy ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA MOHAN SHARMA ORAL ORDER 30-11-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel representing the State.

The petitioner wants to renew his prayer of bail, which was earlier twice rejected vide order dated 03.02.2015 and 05.01.2016 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 40933 of 2014 and 44144 of 2015 respectively, on the ground that the petitioner is suffering in custody since 11.07.2014, up till now six prosecution witnesses have been examined and out of whom three have been declared hostile. The trial has not been concluded within nine months as directed vide order dated 05.01.2016 and as such the petitioner deserves sympathetic consideration as in near future the trial is not likely to be concluded and there is no chance of tampering with prosecution evidence as informant has already been examined. Learned APP opposes the prayer of bail.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.49506 of 2016 (2) dt.30-11-2016 In the facts and circumstances stated above, considering that trial has not been concluded within the stipulated period and the petitioner was granted liberty to renew his prayer of bail after nine months, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on execution of bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Saran at Chapra in Sessions Trial No. 110 of 2015 arising out of Manjhi P.S. Case No. 30 of 2013, subject to the conditions that one of the bailors must be a near relative and another having sufficient immovable property within the territorial jurisdiction of the court concerned and the petitioner shall remain present on each and every date during trial and the default on two consecutive dates on his part without any reason shall disentitle the petitioner from privilege of bail. (Jitendra Mohan Sharma, J) avin/- U T