IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.386 of 2011 ARBIND SAH SON OF RAGHUNATH SAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- RAMGANJ P.S. MUFFASIL KHAGARIA, DISTRICT- KHAGARIA. ………..PETITIONER. VERSUS THE STATE OF BIHAR. ….OPPOSITE PARTY. ----------- 3. 15.04.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is not named in the First Information Report but during investigation, it came to light that deceased had illicit relationship with the wife of the petitioner and subsequently petitioner along with other co-accused has committed the murder of the deceased. Although, the name of the petitioner came in confessional statement of co- accused but the dead body of the deceased has been recovered from septic tank of the house of the petitioner. Therefore, there is strong circumstantial evidence available against the petitioner and so I am not inclined to release him on bail in connection with Khagaria (Mufassil) P.S. Case No. 118 of 2010. Accordingly, his prayer for bail stands rejected. However, it is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is languishing in jail custody since 29.04.2010. The concerned court is directed to expedite the trial of the petitioner and conclude the same within 9 months from the date of receipt of this order, if the case has already been committed to the court of Sessions. It is made clear that if the case of the petitioner has not been committed to the 2 court of Sessions, then in that event the concerned court shall commit the case of the petitioner to the court of Sessions in accordance with law within 15 days from the date of receipt of this order and the court of Sessions shall conclude the trial of the petitioner within 9 months from the date of commitment order. If the trial of the petitioner is not concluded within the above stated period, the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail. Devendra/ ( Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J.)