Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39089 of 2012 ====================================================== Amarjeet Yadav, S/o late Deo Narayan Yadav, resident of Village- Pirrahi, P.O.- Sanokhar, P.S.- Alauli, District- Khagaria. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Yogesh Chandra Verma, Sr. Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 3 12-12-2012 Heard Mr. Yogesh Chandra Verma, learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State and the learned counsel for the informant. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Sessions Trial No.53 of 2012 arising from Alouli (Khagaria) P.S. Case No.091 of 2010, G.R. No.1131(A) of 2010 for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . This Court while considering the prayer of this petitioner in Cr. Misc. No.44500 of 2011 had rejected the prayer vide order passed on 2.3.2012 taking note of the accompanying circumstances although there was no direct evidence connecting the petitioner with the alleged occurrence. The prayer has thereafter been renewed submitting, inter alia, that except for Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39089 of 2012 (3) dt.12-12-2012 2 suspicion there is no evidence connecting the petitioner with the alleged occurrence. A report was called for from the learned trial court and which has since been received. The learned trial court has submitted that he would require about 10 months’ time to conclude the trial with active cooperation of the parties. In that view of the matter and regard being had to the reasons attributed for rejection of the prayer of the petitioner in the order dated 2.3.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No.44500 of 2011 this Court is of the opinion that no cause for indulgence is made out. This application is dismissed. In view of the report of the learned trial court the petitioner may renew his prayer, if the trial is not concluded within a period of nine months from today for the reasons not attributable to the petitioner. SKPathak/- (Jyoti Saran, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 302

Statute Text:
Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. Murder. Whoever commits murder shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.