IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.32860 of 2009 MD.MUSLIM @ Muslim Ansari, son of Ishaque Mian, resident of Village Khating, P.S. Chatarpur, District- Palamu (Jharkhand). Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 17/9/2009 Heard the parties. The petitioner being last seen with the deceased, therefore this case is one based on circumstantial evidence. It appears that trial of the petitioner has already commenced and therefore this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner for the present. Petitioner is in custody since 21.6.2008, i.e, for almost fifteen months and therefore this Court would direct the trial court that trial of the petitioner is concluded within the next nine months. If trial of the petitioner is not concluded within the aforesaid period of nine months solely due to laches/lapses on the part of the prosecution the petitioner will have liberty to initially move the trial court for grant of bail and the trial court will record reasons for not concluding the trial and only thereafter the petitioner will have a liberty to move this Court for bail in this case. Abhay Kumar (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)