Azad Ansari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.1844 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -174 Year- 2016 Thana -DEHRI TOWN District- SASARAM (ROHTAS) ======================================================

1. Azad Ansari, Son of Late Gul Mohammad Ansari, resident of MohallaNeel Kothi, Police Station- Dehari-on-Sone, District- Rohtas. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Zainul Abedin For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Nawal Kishore Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 17-01-2018 Earlier prayer for bail of the petitioner was dismissed vide order dated 27.02.2017 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 8054 of 2017 with direction to the Trial Court to expedite and conclude the trial within a period of nine months and petitioner was given liberty that if the trial is not concluded within the aforesaid period, he may renew his prayer for bail.

Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner that in spite of direction of this court, the trial has not been concluded uptil now and it is evident from the impugned order itself that out of seven witnesses only three have been examined and petitioner has been in custody since 27.06.2016 and is ready to abide by any condition imposed on him for grant of bail.

Heard learned APP.

Having heard both sides, in view of the above facts as well as in view of the order dated 27.02.2017 passed in Cr. Misc.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1844 of 2018 (2) dt.17-01-2018 2/2 No. 8054 of 2017, let the petitioner above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000 (Rs. Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District Judge -IV, Rohtas, Sasaram, in connection with Dehri Town P.S. Case No. 174 of 2016, subject to the following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be a local person having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the concerned Court.

(ii) The petitioner will not induce any witness or tamper with the evidence.

(iii) The petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court and on the event of failure on his part to appear before the court below on two consecutive dates without showing any genuine reasons, the prosecution is free to move for cancellation of his bail.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) sunil/- U T