IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.46166 of 2008 PANKAJ BHARTI @ PANKAJ KUMAR BHARTI @ VIJAY KUMAR BHARTI son of Bal Krishna Bharti, resident of village – Choukra , P.S. Pairi Bazar,District- Lakhisarai. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 14.11.2008 Petitioner’s earlier bail application was rejected by this Court by order dated 1.5.2008 in Cr. Misc. No. 3812 of 2008. Petitioner is in custody since 19.6.2007 in connection with Surajgarha ( Pairi Bazar) P.S.Case no.164/2007 instituted under section 376 IPC for allegedly raping a seven years old child on 5.6.2007. The facts have been noted in the said order and this court directed that the trial should be concluded within six months as all witnesses are local witnesses. The charges were framed on 27.2.2008 but till now not a single witness has been examined even though they are all local witnesses. In view of the factes noted in the earlier order of this Court and the facts as noted above, let petitioner, Pankaj Bharti @ Pankaj Kumar Bharti @ Vijay Kr. Bharti be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Lakhisarai in connection with Surajgarha(Pairi Bazar)P.S.Case no. 164 of 2007 corresponding to S.T.No. 176/08. singh (Navaniti Prasad Singh)