The Patna High Court rejected the petitioner's prayer for bail renewal due to insufficient grounds. The court directed the trial court to expedite the trial and conclude it within six months.
Relief for bail denied; trial directed to be concluded within six months.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.53054 of 2015
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -368 Year- 2013 Thana -AURANGABAD TOWN DistrictAURANGABAD ====================================================== 1. Buta Paswan Son of Tarachand Paswan, resident of Vill/MohallaShahpur, Pokhara, Police Station- Aurangabad (T), District- Aurangabad (Bihar) .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Tej Narayan Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ambika Bhagat(Spl .A P.P.) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA MOHAN SHARMA ORAL ORDER 3 17-02-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. representing the State. The petitioner wants to renew the prayer of bail, which was earlier twice rejected vide order dated 24.3.2015 and 18.2.2015 passed in Criminal Misc. No. 906 of 2014 and 41590 of 2014 respectively on the ground of delay in trial as not a single witness up till now has been examined and in near future the trial is not likely to be concluded which is evident from the report of learned trial judge.
Finding no good ground of reconsideration of prayer for bail of petitioner, again his prayer for bail stands rejected in
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connection with Aurangabad Town P.S. Case No. 368 of 2013 giving rise to Session Trial No. 196/14/46/14.
However, the trial court is again directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same as early as possible, preferably within 6 months after keeping the same on day to day basis, failing which the petitioner may be at liberty to renew his prayer.
(Jitendra Mohan Sharma, J)
siddharth/U T
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the prayer for bail should be allowed considering the delay in the trial.
Buta Paswan
The State of Bihar
Jitendra Mohan Sharma
As recorded by the court registry
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