Ranjeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.31200 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-98 Year-2016 Thana- KADIRGANJ District- Patna ====================================================== Ranjeet Kumar S/o Raj Dev Prasad, R/o Vill.- Pokhar Par, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dhirendra Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Ramchandra Sahani ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 11-07-2018 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner, already in custody, seeks bail in connection with S.Tr. No. 566 of 2017 arising out of Kadirganj P.S.Case No. 98 of 2016 registered under Sections 201 and 304B/34 of the Indian penal Code.

Petitioner is an accused of the dowry death and he is husband. Earlier his prayer of bail was rejected by order dated 13.12.2017 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 57891 of 2017 without any observation of renewal of prayer of bail. Now learned counsel for the petitioner seeks bail on account of period of incarceration of the petitioner as he has been in custody for last one and half year. However, report of the trial court indicates that trial is proceeding and one witness has already been examined. So the trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same preferably within one year. If trial does not

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31200 of 2018(3) dt.11-07-2018 2/2 get concluded by that period, petitioner may renew his prayer of bail.

(Arun Kumar, J) sujit/- U T