IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.25066 of 2010 SUNIL KUMAR UPADHYA, SON OF RAJDEO UPADHYA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE FARIDPURA, POLICE STATION NAUBATPUR, DISTRICT-PATNA. …..Petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR …..Opposite Party. For the Petitioner : Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur (Adv.) For the State : APP. ----------- 04/ 08.09.2010 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Counsel for the State. Prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected earlier on different occasions. It appears from one of the order by which the petitioner’s prayer for bail was rejected that the case was fixed for evidence and the cross-examination of the witnesses was not done by the petitioner so it has caused delay. It has been submitted that still four out of nine prosecution witnesses has been examined and the default was only for one day. The petitioner is in custody since 12.04.2006 and there is no direct evidence against him. Considering the fact that the above named petitioner himself has contributed in delaying the disposal of the trial, presently, I am not inclined to grant bail to 2 him. Accordingly, his prayer for bail is rejected. The trial court is directed to expedite the trial and if the trial is not concluded then the petitioner shall be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail before the court below after one year. kksinha/- (Shyam kishore Sharma, J.)