IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.14527 of 2010 Bashishtha Prasad @ Basistha Prasad, Son of late Yamuna Prasad, Resident of Village Sugauli Bazar, P.O. + P.S. Sugauli, District East Champaran. -------- Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar ---- Opp. Party ----------- 2 09.08.2010 Mr. Rana Pratap Singh, learned senior counsel for the petitioner, at the outset would submit that the trial of the petitioner is almost on completion, inasmuch as, eight witnesses have already been examined and only the doctor, investigating officer and the informant are required to be examined. That being so, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner considering the fact that the prayer for bail of the petitioner had already rejected by an order dated 31.3.2009 in Cr. Misc. No. 52376 of 2008. Nonetheless, as the petitioner is in custody since 23.9.2008 and only three witnesses are to be examined, this Court would direct the court below to ensure that the trial of the petitioner is concluded positively within a period of six months from 2 the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. In the event, the trial will not be completed in the aforementioned period, the petitioner will have the liberty initially to move the trial court, which then would record reasons for not completing the trial, whereafter only, the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail before this Court. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)