IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.35991 of 2011 Md. Mumtaz Ansari, S/O Md. Khalil R/O Village - Sothgaon, Police Station - Harlakhi, District – Madhubani. Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 2 23.11.2011 Heard Sri Kumar Bikram Dev Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Md. Arif, learned Additional Public Prosecutor. This is the second attempt for grant of bail on behalf of the petitioner. Earlier, vide order dated 23.02.2011 in Cr. Misc. 33753 of 2010, prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected in view of seriousness of the accusation. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that till date there is nothing on record to suggest as to whether the currency notes which were recovered from the possession of the petitioner were fake or not. It has further been submitted that though charges have already been framed, on number of dates witnesses have not been produced by the prosecution and the petitioner is continuing in jail custody since 04.07.2010. Be that as it may, since on merit prayer for bail was earlier rejected by this court, there is no reason to re- open the matter on the question of merit of the case. Accordingly, prayer for bail stands again rejected. However, while dismissing the bail petition it is desirable to direct the prosecuting agency to take all steps for ensuring production of witnesses as and when required by the 2 Trial Court. The Trial Court is also required to proceed with the case expeditiously so that trial may come to its logical end without unnecessary delay. Praful ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)