IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.33385 of 2009 2 31.3.2010 Raj Nandan Yadav S/o Ramkrit Yadav @ Krit Yadav, resident of village Khedan Bigha, P.S. Islampur, District Nalanda VERSUS The State of Bihar ------- Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. Nobody appears on behalf of the State. Petitioner’s prayer for bail was earlier rejected on 12.5.2008 vide Annexure-1 after considering that allegedly he caused cut injury on the neck of the deceased when he had fallen down due to assault by all the accused persons. It has been highlighted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody for about four years. On merits, this Court finds no good reason to take a different view. The prayer is again rejected. On account of long custody, learned 1st Addl. Sessions Judge, Hilsa (Nalanda) is directed to expedite S.T.No.992/06 arising out of Islampur PS Case No.81/06 so that the trial may conclude at the earliest preferably within nine months. (Shiva Kirti Singh,J.) sk