IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.38528 of 2009 SANJAY CHOUDHARY, son of late Naresh Choudhary, resident of village Garhi Rampur, P.S. Naya Ram Nagar, District Munger Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 11.11.2009 Heard Mr. Ashutosh Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the State. The petitioner is an accused u/ss 302, 307, 147, 148, 149 and 324 of the Indian Penal Code and 27 of the Arms Act. The F.I.R. was lodged against the petitioner naming him therein on 27.12.2001 but it has come on record that the petitioner after absconding for a period of more than seven years had surrendered on 17.9.2009. That being so, this conduct alone of the petitioner of remaining absconding for a period over 7½ years would disentitle him to grant him on bail. His prayer for bail, therefore, is rejected with a direction to the court below to complete the trial of the petitioner within a period of nine months. If the trial of the petitioner is not concluded within the aforementioned period of nine months he will have the liberty initially to move the trial court 2 which would record reasons for not concluding the trial, only whereafter the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail before this Court. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/