IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.22845 of 2009 RANJEET KUMAR SINGH, Son of Late Surendra Prasad Singh, resident of Village- Navtolla Banni, P.S. Mahesh Khunt, District- Khagaria......................................................................Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar........................................................Opposite Party. ------- 5. 03.11.2009. Heard senior counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and the learned counsel for the informant. The case is under Sections 447, 324 and 307 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act. There is direct allegation in the First Information Report against the petitioner having fired upon the wife of the informant when the lady objected to verbal sexual overtures of the petitioner towards her. State counsel has submitted that there is nothing in the case diary to give credence to submission of the learned senior counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was in any way encouraged by the lady for his acts. Considering direct allegation against the petitioner in the First Information Report, supported by witnesses during the investigation, this Court is not inclined to allow the petitioner on bail at this stage. However, if the trial of the petitioner does not commence within six months, petitioner will be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail. The bail application of the petitioner is rejected with the aforesaid observations. U.K. (J.N.Singh,J)