IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.18487 of 2010 RAGHUBIR PATEL, Son of late Chatheru Patel, R/o village Khudadpur, P.S. Madhuban, District East Champaran …… Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR …. Opposite Party ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ravinder Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Ansuya Jaiswal, Advocate 4 07.07.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Perused the affidavit filed on behalf of the State. Earlier the petitioner’s prayer for bail has been rejected on 15.10.2009. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that there is variation in the version of the informant regarding the manner of occurrence and he is in custody since 24.7.2008. From the perusal of the report at flag ‘X’ sent by the concerned court, it is manifest that the charge has been framed on 21.2.2009 itself but only one witness out of the sixteen prosecution witness has been examined as yet. Affidavit has been filed on behalf of the State 2 stating that action is being taken against responsible persons for delay. Since there is direct allegation of assaulting the deceased with dagger against the petitioner, on that ground the earlier bail application had already been rejected vide Annexure 1. No fresh ground could be shown by the petitioner for grant of bail. Accordingly, this application is dismissed at this stage. However, since the police case was lodged in the year 2008 itself and charges have been framed on 21.2.2009, the concerned court shall take every steps for expeditious disposal of the Sessions Trial No. 893 of 2008 preferably within nine months. The Superintendent of Police, East Champaran at Motihari shall also take steps so that prosecution witnesses be produced on the date(s) fixed by the court concerned. Let a copy of this order be handed over to learned counsel for the State. Spd/- ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)