Krishna Ram v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.27768 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -25 Year- 2012 Thana -WEST CHAMPARAN GRP CASE DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ====================================================== Krishna Ram Son of Late Jamuna Ram, resident of Village- Peepara Station, Police Station- Peepara, District- East Champaran. .... .... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ramchandra Sahni For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 09-08-2017 Heard Sri Ramchandra Sahni, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Addl. Public Prosecutor. This is the second attempt for grant of bail in G.R.P. Case No. 25 of 2012, corresponding to Sessions Trial No. 24 of 2017. Long back in the year 2013, by order dated 09-10-2013, vide Cr. Misc. No. 38931 of 2013, petitioner's prayer for bail was rejected.
In this case, considering the fact that petitioner is in custody since long, by order dated 26-07-2017, a report was called for from the court below regarding status of the case, which has been received and kept at flag 'A'. The report, contained in letter no. 2105/2017 dated 3rd August, 2017, makes it clear that though charge has already been framed, till date not even a single witness
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27768 of 2017 (3) dt.09-08-2017 2/2 has been examined.
Considering the fact that petitioner's prayer for bail was rejected in the year 2013 and till date, even none of the witnesses has been examined, the Court is of the opinion that without any adequate progress, petitioner may not be detained for a longer period.
Accordingly, let the petitioner namely Krishna Ram be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge, Bettiah in connection with G.R.P. Case No. 25 of 2012, corresponding to Sessions Trial No. 24 of 2017, with condition that one of the bailor must be blood relation of the petitioner and secondly, during evidence before the court below, the petitioner shall remain physically present on each and every date. If continuously on two dates, without prior permission of the trial court, the petitioner remains absent, his bail-bond shall stand automatically cancelled. (Rakesh Kumar, J.) Anay/- U T