Patna High CourtCR. MISC./70538/2025rejected

Md. Istiyak v. The State Of Bihar

2025-12-05Mr. Justice Khatim Reza2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70538 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-287 Year-2022 Thana- WARISNAGAR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Md. Istiyak, Male, aged about 58 years, son of Late Md. Faruque, resident of village- Gohi Naya Tol, PS- Warisnagar District -Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bijay Bhushan Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 05-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Warisngar PS Case No.287 of 2022 dated 12.09.2022 giving rise to Sessions Trial No.219 of 2023, instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. This is the second attempt for bail. Prayer of the petitioner for bail was earlier rejected by this Court vide order dated 06.09.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No.37798 of 2023.

4. Vide order dated 26.09.2025, a report was called for from the trial Court about the present stage of trial which has been received and kept on the record.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner at the very outset submits that evidence of both sides have been closed and, now,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70538 of 2025(5) dt.05-12-2025 2/2 the case is fixed for argument.

6. The report of the trial Court shows that the trial Court has mentioned in the report that the case will be disposed of within one month.

7. Having regard to the fact that the case is at its fagend, I am not inclined to reconsider the prayer of the petitioner for bail. Accordingly, prayer of the petitioner for bail is rejected.

8. The application stands dismissed.

9. It is expected that the case will be disposed of within the time frame as estimated by the trial Court. (Khatim Reza, J) J. Alam/- U T