IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.47304 of 2008 KRISH KUMAR JHA @ KRISHNA KUMAR JHA son of Sri Lakshaman Jha, resident of village-Mahinam,P.S.Bahera ,District- Darbhanga. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 25.11.2008 Petitioner is in custody since 22.11.2006 in Bahera P.S.Case no. 163 of 2006 instituted for an offence under sections 304B and 201/34 IPC. Petitioner is the husband of the victim , who died of seriously burn injury within almost one year of marriage. All other accused persons have been granted bail by this Court earlier but petitioner’s earlier bail application was rejected by this Court by order dated 2.5.2008 in Cr. Misc. 14539 of 2008 directing the trial court to expedite the trial and take steps to conclude the same within six months from that day. From the order of the learned Additional Sessions Judge ,F.T.C.-1 as passed in Sessions Trial no.357 of 2007 it is clear that even though petitioner has been in custody for over two years , not a single witness has been examined till date . In the facts and circumstances of the case, let petitioner, Krish Kumar Jha alias Krishna Kumar Jha be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C.- 1,Darbhanga, in S.Tr. no. 357 of 2007(Bahera P.S.Case no. 163 of 2006.). SINGH (Navaniti Prasad Singh)