IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.20588 of 2008 AJAY SINGH, S/o. Raja Ram Singh, R/o. Village- Kab, P.S. Bikram (Rani Talab) District- Patna. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 04. 06.01.2010 This is the fifth attempt of the petitioner for grant of bail. His prayer for bail having been rejected earlier four times by this Court vide orders passed in Cr. Misc. Nos.33661 of 2003, 13298 of 2005, 10576 of 2006 and 6876 of 2007 on the ground that the petitioner is said to have fired the fatal shot hitting the deceased and thereby causing his death. After filing of this instant bail application vide this Court’s order dated 14.08.2008 a report was called for from the trial-court about the stage of the trial and the probable time within which the trial is expected to conclude. The report of the trial-court was received under trial-court’s letter No. 340 dated 10.09.2008, wherein the trial-court reported that the trial was likely to conclude within nine months. Today the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the period of nine months expired on 24.06.2009. A supplementary affidavit has been filed on behalf of the petitioner wherein it is stated that the trial is still continuing and that out of 12 charge-sheet witness only two have been examined till date. Learned counsel also submits that the informant and other material witness has not been produced by the prosecution for their examination by the trial-court. It 2 is also submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 24.02.203 i.e., for a period of six years and ten months. Further submission is that there is no likelihood of the conclusion of the trial in near future. Mr. S.R. Haque, learned Addl. P.P. does not point any other material against the petitioner. In the facts and circumstances, petitioner Ajay Singh is admitted to bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Addl. Sessions Judge, F.T.C. No.II, Patna in connection with Sessions Trial No. 585 of 2006. Mkr. (C.M. Prasad, J.)