IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.53353 of 2007 KANHAIYA PANDEY SON OF LATE RAMASHISH PANDEY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DANCHUHA, P.S. KARAKAT, DISTRICT ROHTAS …. PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE S.P., ROHTAS ….. OPPOSITE PARTIES. ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ashutosh Ranjan Pandey, Advocate Dr. Anshuman, Advocate Mr. Rakesh Narayan Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, A.C. to A.A.G.4 ---------- 6. 23.4.2010 It is an unfortunate situation when even though a first information report was instituted for the offences u/ss.147, 148, 149, 302 of the I.P.C. and 27 of the Arms Act on 27.3.1985, till today the trial has not seen the end of the day. For this reason the petitioner seeks quashing of Sessions Trial No.429 of 1989 pending before Fast Track Court No.3 Rohtas at Sasaram arising out of Karakat P.S.case No.38 of 1985. The present case was a counter version of another case instituted by the accused persons numbered as Karakat P.S.case No.39 of 1985. In the present case charge sheet was submitted in the year 1989 and charges were framed in 1992. Thereafter one witness was examined, who was declared hostile and since no witness was forth coming the prosecution was closed on 4.4.2003. Soon thereafter on 15.5.2003 the informant filed a petition and the court ordered for appearance of witnesses u/s.311 Cr.P.C. The informant after lapse of many dates was finally examined on 24.5.2004, - 2 - but since then no witness has appeared in the case and the petitioner has been facing the trauma of trial since the last about 25 years. This is totally unfortunate and against the spirit of Article 21 of Constitution of India, which is also interpreted to mean that a citizen of India has a right to speedy trial. In such view of the matter, the trial court is directed to positively conclude the trial within six months from the date of receipt of the order giving no further unnecessary dates to the prosecution to linger the trial. This application is disposed off with the aforesaid observations. This order be communicated to the Sessions Judge, Rohtas at Sasaram for necessary action. Narendra/ ( Anjana Prakash, J. )