IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.10628 of 2008 1. NANDU RAI 2. Umesh Rai---------Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02 7.5.2008 Prayer of the petitioners is for grant of bail in Biddupur P.S. case No. 252 of 2007 registered under Section 341,323,436,379,564/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(X), 3(ii) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ( Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Mr. Sunil Kumar, appears on behalf of the petitioner. State is represented by Mr. Nirbhay Kumar. According to the prosecution, petitioner had resorted to firing and had set on fire the house of the Harijan. The Investigating Officer during the course of investigation had found burnt articles as also one empty cartridges. In that view of the matter, I am not inclined to accede to the prayer of the petitioners. However, in the case the trial is not concluded within a year, petitioners may renew their prayer for bail before the Court below itself, who shall consider the same in accordance with law. Application stands dismissed with the observation aforesaid. (Chandramauli Kr.Prasad,ACJ) A.Kumar - 2 -