IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.30620 of 2010 Asharfi Rai, son of late Jangbahadur Rai, resident of Village Mashan, P.S. Marhoura, Distt. Saran. ------- Petitioner Versus State of Bihar ------ Opp. Party ----------- 2 07.10.2010 Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State as also counsel for the Informant and taking into account that the prayer for bail of the petitioner was earlier rejected by order dated 11.9.2009 in Cr. Misc. No. 32360 of 2009 with a liberty that he could renew his prayer for bail after completing one year of his judicial custody, normally, this Court could have granted bail to the petitioner, if the trial had not made any headway. Counsel for the informant informs this Court that all the prosecution witnesses have been examined barring Investigating Officer and Doctor, who are official witnesses. In that view of the matter, this Court would direct the court below to ensure that the trial of the petitioner is concluded within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this 2 order. Additionally, this Court would also direct the Superintendent of Police, Saran to ensure that the Investigating Officer and the Doctor of Marhowrah P.S. Case No. 210 of 2008 are made to report before the trial court for recording their evidence within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. It is made clear that if trial of the petitioner is not concluded in the aforementioned period of six months, the petitioner will have liberty initially to move trial court for grant of bail, which then would be under obligation to record reasons for not concluding the trial even in the extended period of six months, whereafter, the petitioner may move this Court with a prayer for bail. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)