IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.162 of 2009 TANWIR HASSAN Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 14.1.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner. In view of the fact that the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected earlier by recording specifically that in an offence under Section 364 of the Indian Penal Code, the petitioner was named by the recovered boy to be not only a member of the gang but also concealing such boy, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner for the present for the reason that he has also criminal antecedent. The petitioner in fact has not clearly mentioned about his criminal antecedent in either of the bail applications but then his counsel would concede before this Court that the petitioner has criminal antecedent. In that view of the matter the petitioner does not deserve to be enlarged on bail. Accordingly the prayer for bail of the petitioner namely Tanwir Hassan is rejected. The court below is directed to ensure that the trial of the petitioner is taken up expeditiously and the same is concluded within a period of one year from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. In the event, the trial is not concluded within the aforesaid 2 period, the petitioner will have the liberty to move initially the court below and the court below will record the reasons for not concluding the trial. Thereafter alone the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail before the Court. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)