IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.9508 of 2011 SHANKAR SINGH, Son of Shiv Ram Singh, Resident of Village-Sonbarsa, Police Station-Samho, District-Begusarai. ……..Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ….Opposite Party ----------- 3/ 20.04.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. No body appears on behalf of the State of Bihar. The prayer for bail made on behalf of the petitioner was earlier rejected by an order dated 16.03.2010 passed in Cr. Misc. No.9179 of 2010 (Annexure-1) with an observation that if the trial of the petitioner is not concluded within a period of one year, without there being any fault on the part of the petitioner, then he shall be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail. By an order dated 23.03.2011 passed in the present proceeding, a report was called for from the learned trial court about the status of trial of the petitioner. Now a report at Flag ‘A’ has been received from the trial court, on perusal of which it appears that prosecution witnesses are not being produced. 2 It is submitted that the petitioner is in judicial custody since 29.06.2009. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the prayer for bail made on behalf of the petitioner is allowed. Let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each in connection with Sessions Trial No.31 of 2010, arising out of Suryagarha P.S. Case No.5 of 2003 to the satisfaction of learned Additional District Judge, F.T.C.-3, Lakhisarai. However, one of the bailors must be a government servant. Anjani/ ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)