Ashok Mester v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.53366 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -132 Year- 2015 Thana -SISWAN District- SIWAN ====================================================== Ashok Mester, Son of Late Kailash Mester, Resident of Village - Chainpur, Police Station - Siswan (Chainpur O.P.), District - Siwan. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance:

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Irshad Ahmad Khan, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Mustaque Alam, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 08-02-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

Earlier, the petitioner has moved for bail in Criminal Miscellaneous No.27205 of 2016 and this Court vide order dated 18.07.2016 rejected the bail application of the petitioner.

This Court has received the report from the Additional Sessions Judge-III, Siwan, by which it has been informed that the trial is at advance stage and likely to be concluded within six months.

In such view of the matter, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner for the present. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected. However, the Trial

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.53366 of 2016 (3) dt.08-02-2017 2/2 Court is directed to conclude the trial within the period mentioned in the report itself. If the trial is not concluded within the stipulated period, the petitioner will have a liberty to renew his prayer for bail.

(Shivaji Pandey, J) pawan/- U