IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.31340 of 2009 BIPIN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA @ BIPIN SRIVASTVA son of Arun Lal Srivastva resident of Village Garura P.S. Agrer District Rohtas. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 13/10/2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. This Court, considering the fact that the allegation against the petitioner of torturing his wife mentally and physically as alleged in the complaint petition under section 498 A and other allied offences of the Indian Penal Code has now stood even on more firm ground in view of his conviction for ultimately doing away life of the same wife as held by the trial court at Lucknow in Sessions Trial No. 103 of 2007, would definitely not find the petitioner eligible for grant of bail in this case. This Court, therefore, while rejecting prayer for bail of the petitioner would only direct the trial court to ensure that trial of the petitioner in this case is expedited and concluded preferably within a period of one year from today. In the event, trial of the petitioner is not concluded in the aforementioned period of one year, the petitioner will have liberty initially to move the trial court which will record reasons for not concluding the trial and only thereafter the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail before this Court. Abhay Kumar (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)