IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.30310 of 2011 Pappu Rai Son of Mahendra Rai Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 4. 20.12.2011 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in Patliputra P.S. case No.117 of 2008 instituted for the offence u/ss.302, 307 and 120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution case according to one Akhilesh Kumar is that on 7.6.2008 while he was going on his car with other persons, the accused persons surrounded and fired at the occupants, on account of which Ranjeet Bhaiya lost his life, whereas Surendra Singh and Bablu Singh were injured. The petitioner prays for bail on the ground that from the Inquest report it appears that the First Information Report is a totally fictitious document since the Inquest report takes note of fard beyan of Bablu Singh and not Akhilesh Kumar and in the First Information Report in the column about the P.S. having received information is noted as 7.6.2008 at 7.15 P.M. whereas the Written Report was given after the death of the deceased on 8.6.2008 which is mentioned in the Written Report itself and, therefore, this document appears suspicious. The further submission is that a number of co- accused persons were put on trial and they were convicted but they have been granted bail in Criminal Appeal within 3-4 - 2 - months of their custody. The petitioner’s case is similar if not better since Bablu Singh during trial did not name any of the accused persons. However, considering that the case is of the year 2008 and the petitioner kept absconding for a number of years and in fact while on bail in another case in which he was convicted he has allegedly indulged in this activity, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. The prayer for bail is rejected. The Magistrate concerned is directed to immediately commit the case to the court of Sessions and the trial court is directed to expedite the trial. Narendra/ ( Anjana Prakash, J. )