IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.37205 of 2008 SAKAL RAM, SON OF LATE RIJHAN RAM, RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE SAIN PATTI BHAIRIHAR, POLICE STATION KANTI, DISTRICT-MUZAFFARPUR……………………………..PETITIONER. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR……………………………..OPPOSITE PARTY. ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. K.N. Diwakar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. R. Singh Shastri, A.P.P. ------------ 6. 20.4.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sakal Ram, one of the F.I.R. named accused of Kanti P.S. Case No.220 of 2006 registered under Sections 302/34 I.P.C. and who is in custody since 15.7.2007 in connection therewith and whose prayer for bail on an earlier occasion had been rejected by a Bench of this Court vide order dated 12.5.2008 passed in Criminal Misc. No.3345 of 2008. The only fresh ground taken apart from those taken in the earlier bail petition is that the petitioner has remained in custody for over two years and although his case having been separated from those other co-accused who are absconding has been committed to the court of sessions, no charge has been framed as yet. The earlier bail petition was rejected on merits and I find no compelling cause to take a different view. The prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. The trial court, however, is directed to expedite the trial of the petitioner. P.S. (Abhijit Sinha,J)