IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.24334 of 1997 PRATAP CHANDRA GERA Son of Krishna Chandra Gera resident of New Sipahitola, Police Station K.Hat, Disrict-Purnea. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 7 6/8/2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner. This case was dismissed for default at least on two earlier occasions vide order dated 23.10.2003 and 19.4.2007 respectively. This application was admitted on 7.4.1998 and further proceeding of the court below has remained stayed since that day. The case in hand is only against the order taking cognizance under sections 392 and 411 of the Indian Penal Code in a police case, Sadar P.S. Case no. 138/92. That would mean that the trial has been successfully kept pending by the petitioner for the last 17 years on the ground of pendency of this application for last twelve years. This Court, having perused the impugned order, would find that if a charge sheet was submitted under section 392 of the Indian Penal Code against the petitioner and the court had found certain materials for adding an offence under section 411 of the I.P.C. the resultant impugned order taking cognizance for both the offences cannot be said to be vitiated. That being so, this Court would not find any merit in this application which is accordingly dismissed with a direction to the court below to expedite the trial and conclude the same within one year of the receipt/production of a copy of this order. Abhay Kumar (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)