Petitioner withdrew criminal bail application. Court directed trial court to expedite trial as petitioner had been in custody since 2018 while trial remained pending due to incomplete examination of prosecution witnesses.
Bail application dismissed as not pressed; Trial court directed to expedite the trial.
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[2023/RJJD/016171]
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 3963/2023
Prakash S/o Naruram, Aged About 31 Years, B/c Meghwal, R/o Vill. Bharupawa P.s. Jamsar Dist. Bikaner. (Presently Lodged In Central Jail, Bikaner).
----Petitioner
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Budha Ram Godara For Respondent(s) : Mr. Arun Kumar, PP
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAY BISHNOI
Order
18/05/2023
Learned counsel for the petitioner, without arguing the matter on merits, has submitted that he does not want to press this criminal misc. bail application, however, prayed that as the petitioner is in custody since 19.08.2018 and out of 15 prosecution witness, only two witnesses have been examined, the trial court may be directed to expedite the trial.
Accordingly, this criminal misc. bail application is dismissed as not pressed.
The trial court is directed to expedite the trial.
(VIJAY BISHNOI),J
24-Arun/-
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the trial court shall be directed to expedite the trial after the petitioner abandoned the bail application.
Whether the long delay in trial justifies an order for expediting proceedings.
Prakash S/o Naruram
State Of Rajasthan
VIJAY BISHNOI
As recorded by the court registry
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