IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.91 of 2009 BIHARI PANDEY, son of Late Yadunandan Pandey alias Yadu Pandey, resident of village Baraki Nainijor, P.S. Brahampur, District - Bhojpur Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2/ 05.02.2009 Heard. The petitioner’s bond was cancelled on 16.5.1991 on account of his absence. Processes were issued by the Additional Sessions Judge but there was no response from the petitioner and lastly, the petitioner was declared absconder on 27.3.2006 and he was arrested by the police and produced before the court on 12.6.2008. The contention is that the new jurisdiction was created on account of creation of Judgeship of Buxar and case was transferred from Sessions Judge, Arrah to Sessions Division, Buxar and on that account the petitioner lost the track of the case and is now bearing the burn of it. This could have been appreciated by the court had it been a case of absence of couple of years or so. It is an absence of long seventeen years and an accused who could be knowing his status, must be worried as to what happened to his case. The petitioner, probably, allowed himself to live in a sense of disrespect for the court and its proceedings, considering which, I am not inclined to grant bail to him. Petition is dismissed. However, I direct F.T.C. V, Buxar to take steps for conclusion of the trial within a further period of six months else the petitioner shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond to its own satisfaction. Anil/ (Dharnidhar Jha, J.)