Ajit Rai @ Ajit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.3308 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -620 Year- 2013 Thana -DANAPUR District- PATNA ======================================================

1. Ajit Rai @ Ajit Kumar, S/o Sri Jai Narayan Rai, R/v- Daldali Road, Danapur, P.S.- Danapur, Distt- Patna.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vijay Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Nirmal Kumar Sinha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 15-02-2017 Heard the parties.

This application is for grant of bail in connection with Danapur P.S.Case No.620 of 2013, G.R.No.3610 of 2013 for the offence under Sections 147, 148, 149, 302 of the Indian Penal Code and 27 of the Arms Act.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that in this case other co-accused persons have been granted bail but the petitioner is in custody for more than three years and there is no progress in the trial. However, it is admitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that earlier the bail application had been rejected by this Court, vide order dated 19.12.2014 passed in Cr. Misc. No.50610 of 2014, however the other co-accused have been granted bail, as such he has moved for grant of bail.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3308 of 2017 (4) dt.15-02-2017 2/2 Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Having heard both sides. In view of the fact that earlier an application was filed by the petitioner for grant of bail, which was rejected by this Court, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage, however, as the petitioner is in custody for more than three years, as submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and try to conclude it within a period of nine months and the Sr. S.P., Patna is also directed to make the witnesses available in the case on each date fixed.

With the aforesaid observation, this application is dismissed.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U