IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24184 of 2011 Sonu Mahto Versus The State Of Bihar -------- 03/ 03.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 22.3.2011 in a case registered under section 302 of the IPC. There is specific allegation against the petitioner that he set the deceased on fire as a result of which she died in course of her treatment. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the deceased was caught in fire accidentally while she was cooking meal. It is also pointed out by him that the alleged occurrence took place on 22.2.2011 and death of the deceased took place on 6.3.2011 whereas FIR was lodged on 21.3.2011 i.e. after much delay and admittedly, neither informant nor any other witness has seen the alleged occurrence. Taking into consideration the above stated facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, I do not feel it proper to release the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner in connection with Medni Chowki P.S. Case no. 10/2011 is, hereby, rejected. However, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai is hereby, directed to commit the case of the petitioner in accordance - 2 - with law within three weeks from the date of receipt of this order and after commitment, the trial court shall conclude the trial of the petitioner within nine months from the date of commitment. It is made clear that if the trial of petitioner is not concluded within the above stated period, the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail before the trial court itself. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)