IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.36377 of 2009 SHAMBHU MANDAL son of Late Ram Lagan Mandal Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3/ 01.07.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for the offence under sections 395, 397 of the Indian Penal Code. Even though the petitioner is not named in the First Information Report but subsequently five witnesses named the petitioner including the injured. In view of such, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Prayer for bail is rejected. The trial court is directed to expedite the trial in view of the serious nature of the offence. JA/- (Anjana Prakash, J.)