Raj Kishor Patel @ Langra Patel @ Langra v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.53144 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -657 Year- 2015 Thana -HILSA District- NALANDA (BIHARSHARIFF) ======================================================

1. RAJ KISHOR PATEL @ LANGRA PATEL @ LANGRA Son of late Ganga Prasad Resident of Village- Dhiberipar, Police station- Parbalpur, District- Nalanda.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anil Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Chaubey Jawahar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 03-10-2018 Heard the parties.

Earlier the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected by this Court, vide order dated 28.2.2017 passed in Cr. Misc. No.9039 of 2017 and the allegation against the petitioner is of demand of rangdari and apart from that witnesses have also supported the case in course of the investigation. Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that he is in custody since 15.11.2016 and earlier the case was fixed for argument but the argument was not concluded in spite of several dates.

Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Having heard both sides and in view of the facts and

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.53144 of 2018 (3) dt.03-10-2018 2/2 circumstances, as stated above, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, however, the learned trial court is directed to expedite the hearing of the argument and conclude it positively within a period of two months.

With the aforesaid observation, this application is dismissed.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U T