Manoj Tanti @ Manoj Kumar Tanti v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69330 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-98 Year-2017 Thana- BAKHARI District- Begusarai ====================================================== MANOJ TANTI @ MANOJ KUMAR TANTI Son of Arjun Tanti Resident of Village - Parihara, P.S. - Bakhari, District - Begusarai. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ashok Kumar Mishra, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ajit Kumar, APP For the informant : Mr. Ravi Ranjan Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 12-01-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties through video conferencing.
The petitioner has renewed his prayer for bail in a case registered under section 302 and other sections of the Indian Penal Code.
As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is stated to have fired on the elder brother of the informant leading to his death.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the earlier application for bail of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 26.7.2021 passed in Cr. Misc. no.40941 of 2020 directing the learned trial Court to conclude the trial within four months, however, the trial has still not concluded. On
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69330 of 2021(5) dt.12-01-2022 2/2 merits, it is submitted that there is allegation against two persons of having fired on the brother of the informant and only one injury was found. The petitioner is in custody since 1.6.2017.
The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant. As per the report received from the learned trial Court contained in letter dated 24.1.2021, argument of the defence on behalf of the accused Manoj Tanti concluded and the case is fixed for argument on behalf of other three accused. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations against the petitioner together with the contents of the report received from the learned trial Court, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and the application is rejected. Learned trial Court is directed to expeditiously conclude the trial.
(Partha Sarthy, J) Bibhash U