IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.16260 of 2011 Bhagan Prasad @ Bhagawan Prasad son of Dallu Prasad @ Challu Prasad R/o village Bedauli, P.S. Mairwa, District Siwan …………….Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar ………….Opposite Party. ----------- 3 22.07.2011 Heard. In a criminal prosecution registered under section 302/201/34 of the Indian Penal Code, the petitioner is alleged to have committed the murder of his own wife. It is submitted that there is no eye witness to the alleged occurrence and entire prosecution case is based on suspicion. It is also submitted that petitioner is in judicial custody since 30.8.2010 and the case has been committed to the court of Session. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no chance of trial being concluded in near future as charge has not been framed against the petitioner till date. Be that as it may, in the facts and circumstance of the case, this court is not inclined to accede to the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner for grant of bail at this stage in connection with Mairwa P.S. Case No. 157 of 2010 giving rise to session trial No. 577 of 2010. The prayer for bail is rejected for the present. Learned trial court is directed to take up the trial of the petitioner on priority basis and all endeavours should be made to conclude the trial within a period of nine months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. If the trial 2 of the petitioner is not concluded within the aforesaid period, without there being any fault on the part of the petitioner, then petitioner would be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail. Rahman/ ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)