Anand Kumar v. State

$~7 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 4/2016 & CRL.M.A.10/2016 ANAND KUMAR ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr. Rohit Agarwal, Advocate versus STATE ..... Respondent Through:

Ms. Radhika Kolluru, APP

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SIDDHARTH MRIDUL

O R D E R

% 04.01.2016 The present is an application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) seeking regular bail in FIR No.655/2013, under Section 302 IPC, registered at Police Station- Bindapur, Delhi. The applicant has been in custody since 09.04.2014. Counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant states that out of 23 witnesses cited on behalf of the prosecution, 21 have already been examined and discharged by the trial court. It is trite to state that every accused is entitled to an expeditious trial, particularly when his personal liberty has been curtailed as a consequence of the accusations levelled against him.

Accordingly, without commenting on the merits of the present case, I request the trial court to expeditiously conclude the trial and render a decision, without granting any unwarranted adjournment to counsel appearing on behalf of the parties, preferably within a period of four months from the next date of

hearing before the trial court.

The application is disposed of accordingly.

However, liberty is reserved to the applicant to move this Court afresh in the event the trial is not concluded expeditiously. SIDDHARTH MRIDUL, J JANUARY 04, 2016 dn