IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.30606 of 2009 SHIV KUMAR RAM Son of Late Deonath Ram, resident of Village Ahiwas, P.S. Ramgadh, District Kaimur at Bhabua. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 8/9/2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. Considering criminal antecedent of the petitioner, as now sought to be changed by filing supplementary affidavit making departure from the earlier statement made in paragraph 10 of the main application, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner for the present. Accordingly, prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. As the petitioner is in custody since 15.12.2008, this Court would direct the trial court to ensure that trial of the petitioner will be taken-up on expeditious basis and the same is concluded within a period of nine months from today. In the event, trial of the petitioner is not concluded within the period as aforesaid the petitioner will have liberty initially to move the trial court who will be under obligation to record reasons for not concluding the trial and only thereafter the petitioner will have liberty to move this Court. Abhay Kumar (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)