IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.9715 of 2009 ***** Kameshwar Baitha alias Udheswar Baitha, son of Jaggu Baitha, resident of village- Dhauchawar, Police Station-Bishrampur, District-Palamu (Jharkhand). …. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar …. …. Opposite party ----------- 3. 9.7.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. Petitioner is one of the primary accused in Chainpur P.S. Case No.20 of 2000 under Sections 147, 148, 149, 324, 326, 341, 379, 353, 307, 302, 427 of the Indian Penal Code and 27 of the Arms Act, 3 and 4 of the Explosive Substance Act and 17 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act. The fard beyan was registered in relation to the incidence dated 12.2.2000 that at about 6.30 hours the informant along with other persons were going on election duty to the booth assigned for conducting the election, along with the articles of election on two jeeps. While they were negotiating the road, a landmine was exploded and due to the impact of the explosion many police constables died. After the landmine exploded the extremists even started firing on the occupants causing injuries or death. Looking at the magnitude of the assault committed by the ultras the present case came to be lodged and investigated. It has come during course of investigation that the petitioner is the Area Commander and he has been leading many operations of these kinds specially when calls of election boycotts were given by them. Anybody defying the said call, the retribution is what has culminated in the present incident. - 2 - Looking at the allegation, the material which has come against the petitioner and also the fact that it is not the first case of the kind but many a similar cases have come to be lodged against the petitioner stretching from the State of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. In fact, it will be in the interest of justice that the trial of the case is expedited and the district administration will be well advised to render assistance to the prosecutor in this regard. The application is dismissed with the above direction. Pawan/- (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)