IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.33589 of 2008 ASHRAF MIAN Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 03/ 09.09.2008 Heard. The earlier prayer of the petitioner was dismissed by Annexure-2, an order passed in Cr. Misc. No. 23476 of 2007. Undisputedly, the petitioner is the assailant of the deceased. The renewal prayer is made on the ground of existing land dispute and the petitioner is in custody since over two years and no substantial headway has been made by the learned trial Judge in trial. The court does not have anything before it to either controvert or accept the contention about no progress in trial because the last order was passed by the court on the prayer for bail of the petitioner in April, 2007. I believe that the court has made some headway, if not substantial headway, in the trial of the case. Considering that the petitioner is the assailant of the deceased, I am not inclined to reconsider the earlier order dismissing the prayer for bail of the petitioner. However, I direct the learned trial Judge to expedite the hearing of the case. DKS/ (Dharnidhar Jha, J)