IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.14232 of 2008 MUNNA RAI Versus STATE OF BIHAR ********* 2 07.05.2008 Heard Counsel for the petitioner and the A.P.P. representing the State. In view of the fact that the petitioner is the main assailant in a case under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and was apprehended at the spot, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail on behalf of the petitioner Munna Rai is hereby rejected. However, in view of the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 24.01.2005, the Trial Court is directed to conclude the trial of the petitioner within five years from the date of his being in judicial custody i.e. 31st January, 2010. In case, the trial is not concluded within the aforementioned period, the petitioner will first move for bail before the Trial Court and the Trial Court will be under obligation to state reasons in its order as to why the trial was not concluded even after the petitioner remained in judicial custody for five years. Anand (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)