Munna Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.60420 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -397 Year- 2015 Thana -DALSINGHSARAI District- SAMASTIPUR ====================================================== Munna Jha S/o Awadhesh Jha, R/o Vill.- Alampur Simari, P.S.- Vidyapati Nagar, Distt.- Samastipur.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Surya Narayan Roy For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Khurshid Anwar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 06-10-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner.

Petitioner prays for bail in connection with Sessions Trial No. 358 of 2017, arising out of Dalasing Sarai P.S.Case No. 397 of 2015 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 399 and 402 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation as per FIR is that police on information for preparation of committing dacoity raided the place and arrested several accused persons, including the petitioner, from whom one country-made pistol was recovered and apart from that he is accused in seven other cases.

Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that petitioner is in custody for two and a half years and co-accused has been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.60420 of 2018 (2) dt.06-10-2018 2/2 order dated 26.7.2016 passed in Cr.Misc.No. 25006 of 2016. Heard learned APP and from perusal of the record it appears that co-accused, who has been granted bail, has clean antecedent, whereas the petitioner has criminal antecedents and he is made accused in seven other cases also.

Having heard both sides and in the facts and circumstances, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

However, learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and try to conclude it within a period of seven months. If trial is not concluded within the said period, petitioner may renew his prayer for bail before the trial court itself. With the above observation, this application is dismissed. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) spal/- U T