IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.41127 of 2008 SAHDEO RAJBANSHI Versus STATE OF BIHAR For the petitioner : Mr. Satish Chandra Jha, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Upendra Kumar, APP ----------- 3 23.12.2008 Heard. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted under sections 302/34 of Indian Penal Code. As per allegation, the petitioner was seen by the informant escaping from the place of occurrence with guns in his hand. It is alleged that the son of the informant had gone to field wherefrom he heard sound of firing and thereafter he rushed to the place and saw that the petitioner alongwith his brothers was escaping with pistol in his hand. It appears that the petitioner remained absconding for a period of 9 years and he surrendered on 20th March, 2008. From the impugned order, it further appears that the complicity of the petitioner has been found in course of investigation as well. Having regard to the fact that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R. as also the fact that for about 9 years, he did not submit to the jurisdiction of the Court, this Court is not inclined to admit the petitioner to bail. His application for bail stands rejected. However, if the trial of the case is not taken up within one year from the date of receipt of the order in the Court below, the petitioner may have liberty to renew his prayer for bail. pkj ( Kishore K. Mandal, J ) - 2 -