Shivnath Prasad @ Shivnath Prasad Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.1605 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -2 Year- 2017 Thana -SHYAMPUR BHATHA District- SHEOHAR ======================================================

1. Shivnath Prasad @ Shivnath Prasad Yadav, Son of Nandlal Rai, Resident of Village-Hirauta Dumma, Police Station-Tariyani, District-Sheohar. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Madhubala Verma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Anzarul Haque Sahara ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 10-01-2018 Heard the parties.

Earlier the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected by this Court, vide order dated 3.5.2017 passed in Cr. Misc. No.16052 of 2017, with a direction to the learned trial court to conclude the trial as soon as possible.

Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that no such progress has been made in the trial and the petitioner is languishing in jail since 6.2.2017.

Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Having heard both sides and in view of the fact that earlier the case had been rejected on merit, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, however, since the petitioner is in custody for a period of one year, the learned trial court is directed

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1605 of 2018 (2) dt.10-01-2018 2/2 to expedite the trial. At the same time, the S.P., Sheohar is directed to see that the witnesses are produced in the court concerned on the date fixed, so that the trial may be concluded within the period as specified.

The aforesaid direction must be complied strictly. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U T