IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.20638 of 2010 MD.BANTI @ MD.IMRAN @ BANTI @ BANGATI @ EBRAN SON OF RIYAZ, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KAMELA ROAD PURABSARAI P.S. KOTWALI, DISTRICT- MUNGER. ……………….. PETITIONER Versus STATE OF BIHAR O.P ----------- 4 06.10.2010 Heard the parties. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code. The robbery was committed by three miscreants in a moving train and two mobile sets besides some ornaments and cash amount were looted from the informant and his wife. It is submitted that petitioner is not named in F.I.R. and there is no tangible material to connect the petitioner with the crime in question and he is languishing in judicial custody since 25.11.2009. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has pointed out that petitioner is a veteran criminal and is accused in four other criminal cases of similar nature besides the present one. Taking into consideration the facts that the petitioner is accused with respect to case of train robbery 2 and he has got criminal antecedent, this Court is not persuaded to accede to the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner for grant of bail at this stage. The prayer for bail is accordingly rejected in connection with Jamalpur Rail P.S. Case No.18 of 2009. However, learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial of the petitioner and all endeavour should be made to conclude the trial within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. If the trial of the petitioner is not concluded within the aforesaid period of six months, without there being any fault on the part of the petitioner, liberty is granted to the petitioner to renew his prayer for bail thereafter. M.Rahman/Shahzad ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J )