IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.20150 of 2010 Jagdambi Mandal, son of Late Sipahi Mandal, resident of Village-Birsail, P.S. Bhawanipur, District- Purnea. ……………Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar ………………………….Opposite Party. For the petitioner :- Mr. Bhola Prasad, Advocate. For the State :- Mr. R.P. S. Singh, A.P.P. ----------- 2. 14. 06. 2010. Heard the parties. In a criminal prosecution for offences under Sections 307, 353 and 411/34 of the Indian Penal Code as also under Sections 25 (1-B) (a)/26/27/35 of the Arms Act, petitioner is named in the F.I.R. as an accused and is alleged to have been arrested on the spot by the Police on 22. 05. 2004 and he was remanded to judicial custody on 24. 05. 2004. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that charges against the petitioner was framed as far back as on 27. 07. 2005, and though petitioner is in judicial custody for more than six years, but the trial has not been concluded as yet. Learned counsel for the petitioner, placing reliance on the judgment of Apex Court in the case of Kadra Pehadiya & others Vrs. State of Bihar, reported in A.I.R. 1981 S.C 939, as also judgment of this Court in the case of Sattan Ram Vrs. State of Bihar reported in 2010 (2) B.L.J. 91, submits that it is a case of gross violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India which guarantees speedy trial as a fundamental right of an accused. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, 2 particularly on the ground of judicial custody since 24. 05. 2004, the above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with S.T. No. 768/04 (arising out of Bhawanipur P.S. Case No. 22/2004) on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C. No.7, Purnea. Learned trial court is also directed to conclude the trial of the petitioner as early as possible preferably within a period of one year. m.p. ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)