Suresh Kumar Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79605 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-239 Year-2020 Thana- TRIVENIGANJ District- Supaul ====================================================== SURESH KUMAR CHOUDHARY SON OF JAINARAYAN CHAUDHARY R/O VILLAGE- LATAUNA NORTH, WARD NO.13, P.S.- TRIVENIGANJ, DISTRICT- SUPAUL ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rewti Kant Raman For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Bharat Bhushan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 05-01-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 326, 307, 302 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. This is the third attempt of the petitioner for grant of regular bail. Earlier the bail was rejected twice by this Court vide order dated 02.11.2021 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 23052 of 2021 and vide order dated 04.01.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 19098 of 2022, with a direction to the learned Court below to expedite the trial within stipulated period.
4. Vide order dated 08.12.2023, a report was called for from the learned Court below regarding the stage of trial and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79605 of 2023(3) dt.05-01-2024 2/2 the time likely to be taken in conclusion of the trial. In compliance thereof, a report dated 15.12.2023 has been sent by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Supaul, which is kept on record. In his report, the learned Judge has, inter alia, stated that there are total nine charge-sheet witnesses and out of those witnesses five witnesses have been examined and rest four witnesses are yet to be examined. He also stated that the anticipated time to conclude the trial is six months.
5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the stage of trial, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The prayer for bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.
6. The learned Court below is directed to conclude the trial preferably within a period of six months. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) anand/- U T