Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, MCRC No. 1485 of 2025, order dated 04/03/2025 by Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal: third bail application of Mahendra Jagat (in custody since September 2022) dismissed for want of any change in circumstances; trial stalled with only three of fifteen witnesses examined since 24.06.2024; trial Court directed to conclude the trial within four months from the next date fixed (24.04.2025); State directed to produce witnesses and serve summons. Offence and charge-sheets sections are not stated in the order; no precedent or statutory provision is cited.
What did the court decide?
Bail refused; third bail application dismissed. Trial Court directed to conclude the trial within four months from the next date fixed; copy of the order to be forwarded to the trial Court, State counsel and the concerned Superintendent of Police for compliance.