IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.17603 of 2009 SHANKAR YADAV, son of Late Shiva Yadav, resident of Village Shobhaipura, P.S.-Hasanpur, Distt.-Samastipur. ----Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 5. 7.11.2009 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The offence alleged against the petitioner, who has been made an accused in connection with Hasanpur P.S. Case No.128 of 2001, is under sections 364 and 120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case due to local village politics. A supplementary affidavit has been filed on behalf of the petitioner in which references are of five more criminal cases pending against him with reference to various offences, including for the offence under section 302 of the Penal Code. It is submitted that in all cases, the petitioner has been granted bail. It is further submitted that co-accused, namely, Mahesh Mahto was allowed bail by this Court as per the order dated 18th of February, 2003 passed in Cr.Misc. No.793 of 2003. The learned APP appearing for the State on perusal of the case diary submits that the allegation against the petitioner and the co-accused Mahesh Mahto does not stand on similar footing. There is serious allegation against this petitioner of kidnapping the son of the informant. Besides the above, the case is of 2001 and the case has 2 been committed and sent for trial. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions advanced on behalf of the parties, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. This application is, accordingly, rejected. However, the trial of the case may be expedited. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)