IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.208 of 2010 MD. NURULLA son of late Ataulla, r/o village Dinapatti, P.S. Pipra, Dist. Supaul …..Petitioner. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 3.3.2010 Heard Mr. Yogesh Chandra Verma, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Rajendra Singh Shastri, learned A.P.P. for the State. Petitioner is an accused in a case which was initially instituted under section 307 and some other allied sections of the I.P.C. Subsequently offence under section 302 was also added by order dated 6.11.2003. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the entire occurrence appears to have taken place because of the land disputed between the parties. It has further been submitted that though there is allegation of firing against the petitioner causing injury to the son of the informant who subsequently died but the postmortem report appended as annexure-2, does not fully supports the prosecution case. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the petitioner is the sole assailant. Be that as it may, in the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is not persuaded to accede to the prayer of the - 2 - petitioner for grant of bail at this stage. The prayer for bail is rejected. However, the court below is directed to expedite the trial of the petitioner and if the trial of the petitioner is not concluded within one year in judicial custody of the petitioner, then he shall be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail before this Court. (Birendra Prasad Verma, J) M.Rahman