The Patna High Court heard a petition for regular bail in an N.D.P.S. case. Rejecting the prayer as the trial is being expedited, the court dismissed the petition and directed the trial court and police to expedite proceedings.
Petition dismissed; bail denied. Trial and police directed to expedite proceedings.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.33851 of 2017
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -30 Year- 2016 Thana -VAISALI GRP CASE District-
VAISHALI(HAJIPUR)
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.... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
.... .... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Kanhaiya Kishore
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER
3 23-08-2017 Heard the parties.
The petitioner seeks regular bail in Sonepur (Hajipur) Rail P.S. Case No.30 of 2016 for the offence under Section 414 of I.P.C. and Sections 20, 22 of N.D.P.S. Act.
Earlier prayer for bail of the petitioner has already been
rejected on merit vide order dated 22.02.2017 passed in Cr.Misc.No.7844/17 with direction to the trial court to conclude the trial within a period of three months.
Petitioner has again filed the present petition for bail.
Heard learned A.P.P. also.
In this case a report was called for from the court of Additional Sessions Judge-1, Vaishali, as well as the Rail S.P.,
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Muzaffarpur, from which it appears that so far four prosecution witnesses have been examined in this case. The trial court has assured that the trial will be concluded within a period of four months provided the parties cooperate in the trail. In such view of the matter, at this stage, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. However, the trial court is directed to expedite the trial by conducting day to day basis and at the same time the S.P., Rail,Muzaffarpur, is also directed to ensure attendance of the remaining witnesses.
With the aforesaid observation, this petition is dismissed.
(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether regular bail should be granted to the petitioner in an N.D.P.S. offence where the trial is being expedited.
Vinay Shankar Thakur
The State of Bihar
Vinod Kumar Sinha
As recorded by the court registry
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