Patna High CourtCR. MISC./10194/2017dismissed

Baijnath Manjhi @ Ravi Jee v. The State Of Bihar

2017-03-23Mr. Justice Vinod Kumar Sinha2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.10194 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -129 Year- 2016 Thana -SHERGHATI District- GAYA ====================================================== Baijnath Manjhi @ Ravi Jee, son of Chalitar Manjhi, resident of VillageMahabatpur, Police Station- Sherghat, District- Gaya. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kunwar Narayan Jamuar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 23-03-2017 Heard the parties.

This application is for grant of bail in connection with Sherghati P.S.Case No.129 of 2016 for the offence under Sections 387 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 17 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has been made accused on the basis of suspicion as well as on the confessional statement of the co-accused, except that there is nothing against the petitioner and the petitioner is in custody since 16.04.2016.

Heard learned A.P.P. also, who has opposed the prayer for bail, stating that the petitioner has criminal antecedent also. Having heard both sides and in view of the fact that there

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10194 of 2017 (3) dt.23-03-2017 2/2 are allegations under Section Criminal Law Amendment Act also as well as the petitioner is accused in six other cases also, as such, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, however, as the petitioner is in custody, the learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial of the petitioner and if possible conduct it on regular basis and try to conclude the same preferably within a period of one year.

At the same time, The Sr.S.P., Gaya is directed to ensure presence of the witnesses regularly so that the trial of the case may be concluded within the period as specified.

With the aforesaid observation, this application is dismissed.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U