IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.35433 of 2009 SANJAY KUMAR SINGH son of Braj Kishore Singh @ Mokhtar Singh, resident of village-Chanpura, P.S.-Paroo (Deoriya) Dist.-Muzaffapur. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 14.10.2009. Heard. The prayer for bail of the petitioner was earlier rejected on 13.4.2009 vide Cr.Misc. No.52692 of 2008 considering the statement of the deceased, who had named the petitioner as a person who had set fire the informant by throwing burning match stick upon him. Submission is that there is no substantial progress of the case. Further submission is that there is no likelihood of the trial to be concluded in near future and the petitioner is in custody since 28.6.2008. Therefore, the petitioner may be released on bail. It appears from the earlier report that trial has commenced. It is the petitioner who had absconded and caused delay. He is in custody only since 28.6.2008. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, his prayer for bail is rejected. Md.S. (Shyam Kishore Sharma,J.)