IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.28769 of 2011 Santosh Choudhary, Late Banshi Choudhary, Vill- Bigahi Jagdish, P.S- Mirganj, Dist-Gopalganj …Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar …OP ---------------------------------- 4/ 19.12.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for the offence under sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 27 of the Arms Act. Allegation against the petitioner in the First Information Report is that he along with other co-accused opened fire at the deceased on account of which he died. It is a case of year 2001, whereas, the petitioner surrendered only in 2010. In view of such, I am not inclined to grant bail to petitioner, who remained absconding even though he was named in the First Information Report as also the trial is in progress. Prayer for bail is rejected. The trial court is directed to expedite the trial in view of the serious nature of the offence. The Trial Court is directed to send a list of the witnesses fixing specific dates for their examination along with a copy of this order to the Superintendent of Police, Gopalganj, who is directed to ensure the attendance of the witnesses on the date fixed so that there is no further delay in the trial. JA/- (Anjana Prakash,J.)