Patna High CourtCR. MISC./65423/2024bail rejected

Akhilesh Manjhi @ Akhlesh Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

2025-06-25Mr. Justice Sourendra Pandey2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65423 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-23 Year-2019 Thana- MAIN P.S. District- Gaya ====================================================== Akhilesh Manjhi @ Akhlesh Manjhi S/o Late Jathu Manjhi R/o Village- Pai Bigha, Bhola Asthan, Bhui Toli, P.S.- Men, Distt.- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Prithivi Raj Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Aditya Narayan Singh.1, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 25-06-2025 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. Earlier this Court vide order dated 09.05.2025 had directed the learned Trial Court to furnish the stage of the trial and stating as to how much further time the Court would require to conclude the the same.

3. In pursuance of such direction, a letter dated 04.06.2025 has been received from the learned Trial Court and it has been submitted that out of nine prosecution witnesses, eight had been examined and only one witness remains to be examined. The learned Trial Court has submitted that three months time would be required for conclusion of the trial.

4. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Men P.S. Case No. 23 of 2019, registered for the offences

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65423 of 2024(12) dt.25-06-2025 2/2 punishable under Sections 302 and 34 of Indian Penal Code.

5. The prosecution case is to the effect that the father of the informant was slaughtered by some unknown persons and subsequently, during the course of investigation, the name of the petitioner had surfaced and it has come that the petitioner was one of the persons who was involved in killing of the father of the informant.

6. In view of the fact that the trial is at the fag end and the learned Trial Court has sought three months time to conclude the same, I am not inclined to grant the petitioner privilege of bail.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected.

8. The learned Trial Court is directed to conclude the trial within three months.

(Sourendra Pandey, J) Siwani/- U T