Praveen Jha @ Praveen Kumar Jha And ANR v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.6433 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -77 Year- 2016 Thana -ARER District- MADHUBANI ======================================================
1. Praveen Jha @ Praveen Kumar Jha, son of Sri Shambhu Jha @ Rismbhu Jha, resident of village Paraul, P.S. Arer, District Madhubani
2. Rakesh Kumar Jha @ Rakesh Jha, son of Late Nand Jha, resident of village Bijalpura, P.S. Arer, District Madhubani .... .... Petitioners
Versus
The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vijay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Braj Kishore Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 08-02-2018 Earlier prayer for bail of the petitioners was rejected by this Court in Cr.Misc. No. 15551 of 2017, vide order dated 19.6.2017 with direction to learned trial court to conclude trial within a period of six months and if not concluded the petitioners were given liberty to renew their prayer for bail. Submission of learned counsel for the petitioners is that trial is pending for examination of I.O. and Doctor and there is no likelihood of conclusion of trial in near future. Heard learned APP also.
Having heard both sides and in the facts and circumstances, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners. However, learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and try to conclude it within a further period of three months.
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6433 of 2018 (2) dt.08-02-2018 2/2 At the same time, District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police, Madhubani are directed to ensure the presence of the I.O. and Doctor in court on the date fixed, so that the trial be concluded within the said period. The aforesaid direction must be complied in strict sense.
With the above observation, this application is dismissed. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) spal/- U