IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.26108 of 2009 SHIV NARAYAN SINGH @ Ram Kewal Singh, Son of late Rameshwar Singh, resident of village Balia, P.S. Kaweti, District Darbhanga Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 1.9.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the State. All said and done, the petitioner has successfully evaded arrest for a period of 12 years, inasmuch as in a police case of the year 1995 when the charge sheet had already been submitted against the petitioner in the year 1997 he has chosen to surrender only on 6.4.2009 after coming to know that the trial of other co-accused has resulted into acquittal. That would go to show the conduct of the petitioner. Considering the aforementioned aspect, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner for the present and would direct the court below to ensure that the trial of the petitioner is completed within a period of 8 months from today. In the event the trial of the petitioner would not be completed in the aforementioned period, the petitioner’s prayer for grant of bail shall be considered by the trial court 2 and if it would find that there is no laches or lapses on the part of the petitioner in conclusion of such trial it would release the petitioner on bail on any reasonable terms and conditions. With the aforementioned observations, this application is dismissed. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/