IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.22866 of 2009 NARESH CHOUDHARY, son of Raghunath Choudhary, resident of Kedarnath Road, P.S. Town, District Muzaffarpur Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 1.9.2009 Heard Mr. Bikramdeo Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the State. The prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected earlier by this Court by an order dated 26.2.2008 in Cr.Misc.No. 52939/2007, whereafter the trial against the petitioner has proceeded but the same has not been concluded as yet. Mr. Singh would submit that the petitioner is in custody since 12.6.2007 and the end of the trial does not seem to be in sight. Considering the nature of allegation as also previous rejection on merit this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner but then the trial court is directed to ensure that such trial of the petitioner is completed within a period of nine months from today and in the event the trial will not be completed within the aforementioned period, the petitioner 2 shall have liberty to move the trial court for renewing his prayer for bail and the trial court will be under obligation to record the reasons for not completing the trial. Thereafter the petitioner may also renew his prayer for bail before this Court. With the aforementioned observations, this application is dismissed. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/