IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.31260 of 2009 Murari Yadav @ M.P., Son of Ram Narayan Prasad, Resident of Village Kharaona, P.S. Masaurhi, District Patna. --------- Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar -------- Opp. Party ----------- 4 26.11.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. Considering the nature of allegation for an offence under Section 395 of the Indian Penal Code as also the criminal background of the petitioner of having two more criminal cases, this Court is not inclined to direct for release of the petitioner on bail specially when it would be found that the case is of the year 2000 and the petitioner had remained absconding for a period of eight years. At the same time, since the petitioner is in custody since 10.12.2008 and other co- accused persons, namely, Chandrika Yadav, Arvind Yadav and Mahesh have been granted bail and are present before the court below, this Court would direct that the trial of the petitioner be taken up and if charges have not been framed, they must be framed within a period of three months from the date of 2 receipt/production of a copy of this order. The trial, thereafter, should also be concluded preferably within a period of nine months from the framing of charge. If the trial of the petitioner is not concluded in the aforementioned period, the petitioner will have liberty initially to move trial court which will record reasons for not concluding the trial whereafter only, the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail before this Court. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)