IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.18278 of 2009 Pramod Kumar Singh @ Pramod Singh, Son of Shyam Kishore Singh, Resident of Garsanjh, P.S. Ramgarh Chouk, District Lakhisarai. --------- Petitoner Versus The State of Bihar ---------- Opposite Party ----------- 4 9.9.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner. In view of the fact that the prayer of the petitioner has all ready been rejected by this Court on merit, there would be no reason for reconsidering the same at least on merit. This Court had, in fact, given liberty to the petitioner to move again if the trial is not concluded within a period of one year. Counsel for the petitioner would submit that only two witnesses were examined when this case was filed on 18.5.2009. He is, however, not aware as to how much more witnesses are to be examined. Considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody for more than last two years, this Court would direct the trial court to conclude the trial within a period of six months from today and in the event, such trial would not be concluded within the aforementioned period and if the petitioner 2 approaches the court below for grant of bail, the petitioner should be released on bail if there is no lach on his part. In the event, his bail application is rejected by the court below, the petitioner will have liberty to move this Court again with a prayer for bail. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)