Sunil Mandal @ Bhado Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25420 of 2017 (4) dt.02-08-2017

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.25420 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -57 Year- 2014 Thana -NATHNAGAR District- BHAGALPUR ======================================================

1. Sunil Mandal @ Bhado Mandal Son of Sri Suresh Mandal, Resident of Village- Chhoti Mohanpur, P.S.- Ekchari, District- Bhagalpur. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Janki Nandan Prasad For the Opposite Party/s Mr. Lalan Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 04/ 02.08.2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State.

Earlier prayer for bail of the petitioner was twice rejected by this court and the petitioner has taken third attempt for grant of bail. However, trial court has reported that out of nine proposed witnesses, eight prosecution witnesses have already been examined and learned trial court has sought three months' time to conclude the trial of the petitioner.

In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as report of the learned trial court, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail and, again, his prayer for bail in connection with Session trial no. 93/2015 arising out of Nathnagar P.S. Case no. 57/2014 pending in the court of Addl. Sessions Judge IV, Bhagalpur stands rejected.

Learned trial court must take effective steps to conclude the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25420 of 2017 (4) dt.02-08-2017 trial of the petitioner within the period as fixed by the trial court itself. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J) U T