IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.27814 of 2010 Manoj Singh, son of Sri Naval Singh, resident of village- Dhanaur, P.S. Katra, District Muzaffarpur ---- Petitioner. Versus STATE OF BIHAR--- Opp. Party. ----------- 3/ 06-10-2010 Heard the parties. In a criminal prosecution registered under section 396 of the Indian Penal Code, the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. From the F.I.R. vide Annexure-1, it appears that unknown miscreants committed dacoity in the Punjab National Bank, at Banaul Branch in the district of Sitamarhi and Rs. 10,71,500/- (Rs. Ten lacs seventy one thousand and five hundred) cash were looted by the miscreants and one Guard of the Bank was also killed by them. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and he has not been put on T.I. Parade till date. No incriminating article has been recovered either from the house or from the possession of the petitioner and he is in judicial custody since 08.02.2010. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has opposed the prayer for bail and has pointed out that during the course of investigation some material has been collected to connect the petitioner with the crime in question. 2 Be that as it may, in view of nature of allegation and in view of the fact that dacoity was committed in the Bank and Guard of the Bank was killed by the miscreants, this Court is not persuaded to accede to the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner for grant of bail. It is, accordingly, rejected for the present. Learned Magistrate is directed to commit the case of the petitioner forthwith and on such commitment all endeavours should be made by the learned trial court to conclude the trial of the petitioner as early as possible, preferably within a period of one year from the date of commitment. However, if the trial of the petitioner is not concluded within a period of one year, without there being any fault on the part of the petitioner, then he shall be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail before this Court. BTiwary/ ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)