IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.22782 of 2008 CHANDAN SINGH @ CHANDAN KUMAR SINGH, SON OF DHANESHWAR SINGH @ DHANI SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-RATTICHAK, P.S. GORADIH, DISTRICT-BHAGALPUR……………………………PETITIONER. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR……………………………………OPPOSITE PARTY. ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajive Ranjan Singh, Advocate. For the State : Mr. R. Singh Shastri, A.P.P. For the informant : Dr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate. ----------- 6. 20.4.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Chandan Singh alias Chandan Kumar Singh, one of the F.I.R. named accused of Sabour (Goradih) P.S. Case No.66 of 2007 giving rise to Sessions Trial No.1177 of 2007 who is facing charges of offences under Sections 307, 326 and other allied Sections of the Penal Code as also Section 27 of the Arms Act. The prayer for bail of the petitioner was earlier rejected by this Court vide order dated 19.12.2007 passed in Criminal Misc. No.54837 of 2007. In pursuance of the order dated 19.12.2007 passed in this case, a report was called for from the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur as to the stage of the trial in Sessions Trial No.1177 of 2007. The report of the learned Presiding Judge, Fast Track Court No.1, Bhagalpur, is available at flag ‘B’ which shows that the prosecution evidence has been closed on 22.12.2008 and the case is fixed for evidence of defence on 31.3.2009. Since the trial is nearing its culmination and there is direct - 2 - allegation against the petitioner of having fired at the chest of Anil Kumar Singh which as per the medical report was grievous in nature, I do not find any compelling reason to enlarge the petitioner on bail. His prayer for bail is accordingly rejected. The trial court will make efforts to dispose of the trial within three months provided that the defence cooperates in the matter of leading evidence. P.S. (Abhijit Sinha,J)