IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.667 of 2009 SHIVAJEET MISHRA, son of Narendra Mishra, resident of village- Sonbarsa, P.S.Shahpur, District-Bhojpur. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 9.2.2009 Heard Sri Ashok Kumar Choudhary, Advocate for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. Regard being had to the facts as indicated in the rejection order specially that the petitioner was declared absconder and in spite of that he did not surrender himself to the custody of the court and was rather remanded in another case in which he had surrendered, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail. However, it remains a matter of concern for this court to find that the petitioner is in custody for last fifteen months and as appears from the rejection order, his case still awaits being committed to the court of Sessions. What for the C.J.M., Ara or any Magistrate is keeping the case pending is not recorded in the rejection order but at any rate pendency of a case awaiting committal order being passed is too serious to be appreciated. I direct the - 2 - commitment of the case, i.e., Sahpur P.S.Case No.38 of 1992 in the month of February, 2009 and if for any compelling reason it could not be done then it must be done before 15th March, 2009 after which the petitioner shall avail of the liberty granted by the learned lower court to renew his prayer after commitment. This petition is dismissed with the above directions and observations. B.Kr. ( Dharnidhar Jha, J. )