IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.26160 of 2009 1. MD.MOHSIN, son of Md. Mahboob 2. Md. Mukhatar, son of late Md. Rasid Both resident of village Hare Rampur, P.S. Baisi, District Purnia Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 2.9.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioners and the counsel for the State. All said and done the petitioners not named in the F.I.R. came in the ambit of the criminal case on account of certain recovery of looted article some time in the month of November, 2004 as is apparent from the reading of the impugned order referring to paragraph no.179 and 180 of the case diary. The charge sheet appears to have been submitted on 15.3.2005 against the petitioners but they have surrendered in court on 28.3.2009. Their plea that petitioners have no criminal antecedent and that a co-accused Md. Mustaque having similar allegation also having allegation of recovery of the looted article from his possession will have no impact on this court, inasmuch as Md. Mustaque had definitely surrendered in the year 2005 and was eventually granted bail by 2 this Court on 19.8.2006, whereas the petitioners have kept on running from the process of law for a period of over four years. That being so, the prayer for bail of the petitioners is rejected for the present and the trial court is directed to ensure that the trial against the petitioners and other accused persons is taken up out of turn and concluded expeditiously preferably within a period of six months. In the event the trial will not be concluded in the aforesaid period the petitioners will have the liberty to initially move the trial court which would record reasons for not concluding the trial. It is only thereafter that the petitioners may move this Court. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/