IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.34997 of 2008 BALRAJ SAHNI, SON OF LATE PRABHU SAHANI, R/V SUNDARPUR RATWARA, P.S. PIER, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR------------------------PETITIONER. Versus STATE OF BIHAR--------------------OPPOSITE PARTY. For the Petitioner : Mr. Shishir Kumar, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Nityanand Tiwary, APP. ----------- 07. 19.12.2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner has file supplementary affidavit, which is taken on record. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is an accused in a case under Sections 395 and 397 of the Penal Code, which was registered against 20-25 unknown accused. It is submitted on his behalf that he has been implicated in this case by a co-accused who has been admitted to the privilege of bail and counsel submits that petitioner should also be released on bail as he is in jail custody since 16.1.2007. From the supplementary affidavit filed today it appears that besides the present case petitioner is accused in eight other cases registered for major offences. In the circumstances, considering the antecedent of the petitioner, I am not inclined to release him on bail and this application is rejected. However, considering his incarceration as under trial prisoner for over a year the trial court (5th Addl. Sessions Judge, Muzaffarpur) is directed to frame the charges if not already framed within one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and thereafter to proceed with the trial(Sessions Trail No. 361 of 2007) and conclude the same at the earliest in any case within a period - 2 - of nine months from the date of framing of charge. Let a copy of this order be forwarded not only to the trial court but also to the superintendent of Police, Muzaffarpur and the Officer-in-Charge concerned for production of witnesses on every date fixed through fax by the office of this court. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha, J)