Navendu Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.23433 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-47 Year-2017 Thana- JANDAHA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Navendu Jha, S/o Manoj Jha @ Munna Jha, resident of village- Barbatta, P.S.- Jandaha, District- Vaishali.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Asharaf Ansari, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Angad Kunwar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant. The petitioner seeks bail in Jandaha P.S. case No.47 of 2017 registered under Sections 323, 341, 498(A), 304(B), 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur.

The earlier bail application of the petitioner was rejected vide Annexure-1 to the present application taking into account that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased and the onus is on him to explain the cause of death of the deceased. This is the second attempt for grant of bail on behalf of the petitioner.

A report was called for from the Court below with

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23433 of 2018(3) dt.12-07-2018 2/2 regard to the stage of the case. It has been reported that the case has already been committed to the Court of Sessions. Considering the accusation and the stage of the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. The same is rejected.

The Trial Court is directed to take all necessary steps to conclude the trial preferably within a period of nine months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The District Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur and the Superintendent of Police, Vaishali at Hajipur are also directed to take necessary steps to produce the witnesses on the date fixed by the Trial Court so that the trial could be concluded within the stipulated period.

Let this order be communicated to the District Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur and the Superintendent of Police, Vaishali at Hajipur.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T