IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.36410 of 2011 Sk. Nasro @ Naro @ Sk. Nasiruddin @ Nasruddin, Son of Sk. Latiful @ Sk. Satiful, resident of village-Sangora, P.S.-Palasi, District-Araria. ……………Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar ………….Opp. Party. ----------- 2 04.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 25 (1)A of the Arms Act. The case is of the year 1994. The petitioner is said to have been granted bail earlier. He continued on bail till 28.3.2000, the date on which his bail bond was cancelled by the court below and even after repeated issuance of processes under Sections 82 and 83 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, he failed to appear in the court. Ultimately on 26.4.2011 he was declared absconder. Subsequently, on 26.7.2011 he has been arrested and remanded in this case. It is submitted that the petitioner is innocent. He had gone to Delhi in order to earn his livelihood. He had no knowledge of cancellation of his bail bonds. Considering the gross misuse of the privilege of bail for more than a decade, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner for the present. Since, the case is quite old, the trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same expeditiously as early as possible and preferably within a period of five months from the date 2 of communication of a copy of this order, failing which the petitioner shall be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail. Sanjeet (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)