IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.14144 of 2008 JAI KUMAR SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 07.05.2008. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is an accused in a case under Section 302/34 of the Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act. He is named in the First Information Report along with others but from perusal of the F.I.R. it does not appear that he is the assailant. He is only said to have dragged the deceased aside whereafter Tony Singh allegedly shot him. Said Tony Singh has been acquitted in course of the trial and petitioner could not avail the benefit of the earlier trial and remained absconding and has only surrendered recently on 21.5.2007. In the circumstances, at this stage I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail. His prayer for bail is, accordingly, rejected. The trial court is, however, directed to expedite the trial (Sessions Trial No. 355/07, corresponding to Jurawanpur P.S.Case No. 20/2002). P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)