IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.23905 of 2009 RANJEET RAM, son of late Sohan Ra, Resident of village Sataisha, P.S. Gaurichak, District Patna Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR with Cr.Misc. No.40790 of 2009 BRIJAN BIND, Son of late Nand Lal Bind, resident of Chamar Bigha, P.S. Akanger Saray, District Nalanda Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 5. 2.4.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioners and the counsel for the State in both the cases. The prayer for bail of the petitioners was earlier rejected by this Court on merits by an order of the same day dated 20.5.2008 in Cr.Misc.No. 13798/2008 and Cr.Misc.No. 8743/2008. There was an observation in the case of the petitioner Ranjeet Ram to renew the prayer for bail after one year whereas there was no such order for renewal of prayer in the case of the petitioner Brijan Bind. A report in fact was called for from the trial court with regard to the present stage of the trial and from the report dated 9th November, 2009 it transpires that steps for early conclusion of the trial has already been taken. Counsel for the 2 petitioners would submit that four witnesses have already been examined. Considering all these aspects while this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners but then as the trial itself has commenced, this Court would direct the trial court to ensure that the trial against the petitioners is completed as early as possible, preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. In the event trial of the petitioners would not be concluded in the aforementioned period they will have the liberty to move initially the trial court for bail and the trial court would record its reasons for not concluding the trial, and only whereafter the petitioners may renew their prayer for bail before this Court. With the aforementioned observations and directions, both the applications are dismissed. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/