The High Court of Judicature at Patna rejected the petitioner's prayer for regular bail in a murder case. The bench held that the nature of the allegations precludes bail release and directed the trial court to conclude the trial within nine months.
Prayer for bail rejected; trial directed to conclude within nine months.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12780 of 2023
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-188 Year-2013 Thana- CHANPATIA District- West Champaran
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JAWAHAR SAH Son of Late Khedan Sah R/o village - Geedha Ward No.- 5, P.S.- Chanpatiya West Champaran
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Dhannjay Kumar No 2 For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Sanjay Kumar ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER
4 28-11-2023
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned
counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12780 of 2023(4) dt.28-11-2023 2/2
been implicated in this case due to land dispute between the parties. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail petition and languishing in judicial custody since 1.8.2022.
(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J)
Amandeep/-
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to be granted regular bail in a case involving charges of murder and grievous hurt.
Whether the trial court is directed to expedite the trial in the pending criminal proceedings.
Jawahar Sah
The State of Bihar
Sunil Kumar Panwar
As recorded by the court registry
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