IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. MISC. NO.213 of 2008 SRI KRISHNA PASWAN VERSUS STATE OF BIHAR ******** 3 05.05.2008 Heard Counsel for the petitioner and the A.P.P. representing the State. In view of the fact that the petitioner faces serious allegation for committing offences under Sections 406, 409, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code and is a contractor of a scheme where the public money has been siphoned away, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail on behalf of the petitioner Sri Krishna Paswan is hereby rejected. However, the Trial Court is directed to conclude the trial within a period of nine months from today. In case, the trial does not conclude within the aforementioned period, the petitioner may renew his prayer. Anand (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)