IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.4254 of 2011 Jai Kishore Kumar, S/o-Singhasan Sah, resident of Village-Laxmipur, P.S.-Chautarwa, District-West Champaran. –Petitioner. VERSUS The State of Bihar -Opposite Party. ----------- 02 09.02.2011 The petitioner is in custody since 16.08.2010 in relation to Balther P.S. Case No.19/10 instituted under Section-307 IPC and other Sections of the Indian Penal Code. It is alleged that when the informant was taking his tractor loaded with sand in night he was stopped by the petitioner and asked the tractor driver to take him to Bettiah. The driver refused. The petitioner assaulted him with a knife which the driver injured his palm. The petitioner again assaulted the driver on chest causing muscle deep simple injury at the chest. The statement of the driver was recorded in the Primary Health Centre. While this commotion was going on the road villagers came and detained the petitioner and handed over to the police. The police kept the petitioner in custody but petitioner managed to escape only to surrender after about 10 days. In the facts and circumstances aforesaid, I am not inclined to entertain this application. It is, accordingly, dismissed. The trial Court is directed to expedite the trial if possible conclude it within a period of six months. If the trial is not concluded within the said period and subject to the petitioner cooperating in the trial, the petitioner would be entitled to renew his prayer for bail. Trivedi/ (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)