IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.31630 of 2009 SRI NIWAS YADAV son of Nand Jee Yadav, resident of Village Chhapara, P.S. Bagengola, District-Buxar. Versus STATE OF BIHAR With Cr.Misc. No.29930 of 2009 SURENDRA YADAV @ BHUKHAN YADA @ CHOTAKA son of Kamata Singh, resident of Village Chapara. P.S. Bagengola, District Buxar. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 8/9/2009 Heard counsel for the petitioners and counsel for the State. Considering the fact that the trial against the petitioners is in progress and out of twelve witnesses four of them have already been examined and the court below conducting the trial has expressed hope that the trial is likely to be concluded at an early date, this Court for the time being will not grant bail to the petitioners, but then considering the fact that the petitioners are in custody since 18.8.2007 and 11.7.2008 respectively, this Court would direct the court below to ensure that trial of the petitioners is completed within a period of nine months from today. In the event, trial is not concluded within the period as aforesaid, the petitioners will have liberty initially to move the trial court who will be under obligation to record reasons for not concluding the trial and only thereafter the petitioners will have liberty to move this Court. Abhay Kumar (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)