IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8621 of 2008 MANJU DEVI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Mishra For the respondents : Mrs. Nilu Agrawal, GA -X P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice And Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal --- Dated, the 26th August, 2008 The counsel for the petitioner does not press the relief in so far challenge to paragraph- 7 (iii) of notification dated 15th February, 2007 is concerned. He submits that the petitioner shall be satisfied if a direction is given to the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Madhepura to conclude the trial of Cr. Misc. Case no. 2502 of 2007; the State of Bihar vs. Smt. Manju Devi expeditiously. 2. The submission of the counsel for the petitioner is fair and reasonable. We are satisfied that the criminal case pending against the petitioner deserves to be heard expeditiously. 3. We, accordingly, dispose of the writ petition by the following order: (i) The Sub- Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Madhepura shall conclude the trial of Criminal Miscellaneous Case no.2502 of 2007; the State of Bihar vs. Smt. Maju Devi 2 expeditiously and preferably by 30th June, 2009. (ii) The challenge to paragraph – 7 (iii) of notification dated 15th February, 2007 is rejected as not pressed. R. M. Lodha, CJ. Kishore K. Mandal, J. Neyaz/-