Lalan Das @ Lalan Ram v. The State Of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.58192 of 2024, decided 15-01-2025 by Justice Anjani Kumar Sharan (oral order); arising out of Maker P.S. Case No.38 of 2010, Thana Maker, District Saran. Petitioner Lalan Das @ Lalan Ram s/o Shambhu Ram sought bail in a case registered under IPC sections 147, 148, 149, 427, 395, 452, section 17 C.L.A. Act, section 27 Arms Act and sections 3/4 Explosive Substance Act. Report of Additional District and Sessions Judge dated 11.12.2024 (Flag ‘A’) showed no witnesses examined and trial expected to conclude within one year; bail prayer rejected and application dismissed, with direction to trial court to finish trial preferably within one year. Counsel: Rajesh Kumar for petitioner; Dilip Kumar No.1, APP for the State. No precedents cited; no monetary quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Considering the submissions made in the report on the stage of trial (no witnesses examined till date; trial expected to conclude within one year), the court was not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, and the prayer for bail was rejected.