IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.14080 of 2009 ***** Satyendra Singh, son of Bachcha Singh, resident of village- Bhaiasaur, Police Station Siwswan, District-Siwan. …. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar …. …. Opposite party ----------- 2. 30.7.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. Petitioner is one of the accused in Siswan P.S. Case No. 76 of 2004, which was instituted under sections 302, 380 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code read with section 27 of the Arms Act. From the narration of the F.I.R. it emerges that a premeditated and a daring kind of crime has been committed where the son of the informant was dragged out of his house early in the morning and shot dead. Many persons have been named in the F.I.R, petitioner was also one of the persons. Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that he is in custody since 6.7.2007 and the generality of the allegation made as such prayer for bail should be considered in the matter. He submits that yet another accused has already been tried and against the decision of the trial Court he has been enlarged on bail in appeal. The reason why another accused has been enlarged on bail on appeal but because he had undergone trial. So far as the present petitioner is concerned it is evident from record that he is a fugitive from law since 2004, since the F.I.R. was lodged, it is only after much effort that he has been remanded in this case. Looking at the seriousness of the offence and for the reasons - 2 - also indicated in the order of rejection by the Court below the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. However, looking at the time gap since the institution of the F.I.R. the trial Court will be well advised to take the trial of the case on due priority so that the matter can be set to rest at the earliest specially in view of the fact that no witnesses have been produced since 20.12.2007. Pawan/- (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)