Deepak Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.22448 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-257 Year-2015 Thana- CHARPOKHARI District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Deepak Paswan Son of Jugal Paswan Resident of Village - Chandi, Police Station - Charpokhari, District - Bhojpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajani Ranjan Pd. Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Arun Kumar Singh -5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA MOHAN SHARMA ORAL ORDER 18-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel representing the State.

The petitioner wants to renew the prayer of bail which was earlier twice rejected vide order dated 16.03.2016 and 15.03.2017 passed in Cri. Misc. No. 2641 of 2016 and 1517 of 2017, on the ground that the petitioner is suffering in custody since 19.09.2015. Up till now only charges have been framed and no prosecution witness has been examined and in near future the trial is not likely to be concluded though there wad direction to conclude the trial within nine months. The learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer of bail by submitting that on the basis of confessional statement of the petitioner the dead body of the deceased was recovered from the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22448 of 2018(2) dt.18-04-2018 2/2 well.

In the facts and circumstances stated above, finding no good ground for reconsideration of prayer of the bail, again prayer of the bail of the petitioner stands rejected in connection with Sessions Trail No. 29 of 2016, arising out of Charpokhari P.S. Case No. 257 of 2015 pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Bhojpur at Ara. However, considering the detention of the petitioner, the learned trail Court is again directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same preferably within six months, from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order after taking the same on priority basis, failing which the petitioner, if at no fault, may be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail.

(Jitendra Mohan Sharma, J.) Rajiv/- U T