IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr Misc No 16284 of 2009 Rajendra Manjhi, son of Govind Manjhi, resident of Village - Manea, P S - Hasua, District - Nawadah - Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar - Opposite Party ----------- 2 22.05.2009 Petitioner is in custody since last 11 months for abusing the privilege of bail for over 10 years in relation to Hasua Police Station Case No 58 of 1993 instituted under Section 395 of Indian Penal Code. It is submitted on behalf of petitioner that even though 11 months have gone by, not a single witness has been examined. In my view, the prosecution cannot enjoy the luxury of protracted litigation. The case was of the year, 1993. Petitioner was on bail and in attendance of the Court till 1998. Nothing progressed in the case. Thereafter, he went to earn his livelihood outside Bihar because of which bail bond was cancelled. He is now in custody for 11 months and nothing has progressed. In such a situation, if the trial is not concluded within six months from today, the petitioner shall be released on bail on his furnishing bonds of Rs 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court No III, Nawadah in Sessions Trial No 273 of 2008/158 of 2008 arising out of Hasua Police Station Case No 58 of 1993. M.E.H./ (Navaniti Prasad Singh)