IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.23166 of 2009 Anwar Mian, Son of Md. Islam Ansari @ Islam Mian, Resident of Village Satbhaiya, Police Station Chandra Mandih, District Jamui. --------- Petitioner Versus State of Bihar ------ Opp. Party ----------- 3 01.04.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. This is the third attempt on the part of the petitioner to get the bail. His two bail petitions were dismissed by this Court by an order dated 22.5.2008 in Cr. Misc. No. 8787 of 2008 and again by an order dated 17.12.2008 in Cr. Misc. No. 50046 of 2008. That however did not deter the petitioner to make his periodical renewal by filing again a bail petition within six months of the rejection of the second bail petition. This time, this Court in order to avoid the fourth bail petition had called for a report to find out the stage of trial. From such report, it transpires that on account of one of the accused remaining absconding, the trial had to be ultimately segregated. Thus, the prosecution is not at fault if the trial of the petitioner has not commenced. 2 Be that as it may, the prayer for bail having been considered on merit and there being no fresh material to take any different view, such prayer for bail of the petitioner is again rejected. Now when the trial of the petitioner has already been segregated, the trial court is directed to ensure that the same is expedited and concluded within a period of one year from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. In the event, the trial of the petitioner will not be concluded in the aforementioned period of one year for no laches on his part, he will be at liberty to initially renew his prayer for bail before the trial court which would record reasons for not concluding the trial whereafter only the petitioner can renew his prayer for bail before this Court. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)