Baij Nath Pal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1583 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-11 Year-2003 Thana- KHAGAUL District- Patna ====================================================== BAIJ NATH PAL Son of Late Hira Lall Resident of Village-Bari Khagaul, P.S.-Khagaul, District-Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.

The Director General of Police, D.G.P. office, Old Secretariat, Patna. 3.

The D.I.G, Gandhi Maidan, Patna.

4.

The Senior Superintendent of Police, Gandhi Maidan, Patna. 5.

The Station House Officer, Khagaul, Patna.

6.

The Registrar, Civil Court Patna.

7.

The Sub Registrar, Civil Court Danapur.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Gopal Govind Mishra,Adv For the State :

Mr. Harun Quareshi,AC to SC 01 For the Resp. No. 6& 7 :

Mr. Mrigank Mauli, Adv Mr. Prince Kumar Mishra, Adv ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 22-11-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents.

2.The present writ petition has been filed for a direction to the "the respondent authorities to conclude the trial of Khagaul P.S. Case No. 11/2003 registered for the offences under Section 363, 498A, 323, 304B, 120B, 406, 201 of the Indian Penal Code in connection with Sessions Trial No. 1022/2006 which is pending in the Court of learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-I, Danapur, Patna."

Patna High Court CR. WJC No.1583 of 2019 dt.22-11-2019 2/2

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that protracted trail has been going on since the FIR was instituted in the year 2003 and the matter is lingering on.

4. Learned counsel for the Registrar, Civil Court, Patna (Respondent No. 6) and the Sub Registrar, Civil Court, Danapur (Respondent No. 7) appears and states that the trial has been progressing and the evidence of both sides have been closed. The matter is now at the stage of recording of statement of the accused under Section 313 Cr. P.C. It is submitted that the trial is expected to be concluded within a period of four months.

5. Having heard the parties and considering the nature of the grievance of the petitioner, the writ petition is disposed of with the observation that the learned trial Court shall expedite the trial and conclude the same expeditiously and preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this judgement. (Vikash Jain, J) Chandran/- AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE NA Uploading Date 26.11.2019 Transmission Date 26.11.2019