IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23199 of 2011 Laddu Tiwary @ Nand Kishore Tiwary @ Tiwari Versus The State Of Bihar ----------- 06/ 14.12.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody in connection with Piprarhi P.S. case no. 116/2010 corresponding to Sessions Trial no. 61/2011 pending in the court of Addl. Sessions Judge FTC No. II, Sitamarhi. Petitioner is named in the first information report and it appears from perusal of the impugned order as well as submissions that petitioner confessed his guilt leading to recovery of a fire arms which is said to have been used in committing the alleged crime. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that almost all so-called eye witnesses have already been declared hostile and they have not supported the prosecution case. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, particularly, keeping in mind that trial of the petitioner is going in full swing, I do not feel it proper to release the petitioner on bail at least, at this stage, Accordingly, his prayer for bail is, hereby, rejected. However, the learned trial court is, hereby, directed to conclude the trial of the petitioner within six months from the date of receipt of this order. Let this order be communicated to Addl. Sessions Judge FTC No. II, Sitamarhi in connection with Piprarhi P.S. case no. - 2 - 116/2010 corresponding to Sessions Trial no. 61/2011through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)