IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.833 of 2010 1. BABY DEVI 2. SUNIL MANDAL 3. ASHA DEVI Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02. 03.03.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioners. No one appears on behalf of the State. This is a renewal application on behalf of the petitioners for grant of bail. The order dated 02.07.2009(Annexure-1) would show that their prayer for bail was rejected by this Court with the following observations: “However, petitioners are granted liberty to renew prayer for bail before this court after six months if the trial in the meanwhile does not commence.” It is contended on behalf of the petitioners that till today only six prosecution witnesses have been examined. It is also submitted that most of the witnesses have not supported the prosecution case. Learned counsel states that the investigating officer and one independent witness are yet to be examined as the prosecution witnesses. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and after going through the materials on record, this Court while declining the prayer of the petitioners, disposes of the present application in the following manner: “Let the trial court endevour to examine the remaining prosecution witnesses on or before 30th April,2010, failing which the trial court shall release the petitioners abovenamed on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- each, - 2 - with two sureties of the like amount each to its satisfaction in connection with Barari(Semapur) P.S.Case No.93/07(S.T.No 226/2009), subject to the conditions that one of the bailors shall be their own/close family members and that they shall appear on each date fixed at the trial. In default of appearance in trial, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners. hr ( Kishore K. Mandal )