IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.41396 of 2010 ARVIND CHAUDHARY @ ARVIND KUMAR CHAUDHARY S/O LATE RAM SEWAK CHAUDHARY @ BHUTTU CHAUDHARY Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 30.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the state. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for the offence under Sections 120 (B), 341, 324, 326, 307 and 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 27 of the Arms Act. Considering the reasons why the occurrence had taken place the petitioner was refused bail by an order dated 2.4.2010 but has renewed his prayer for bail on the ground that the trial is likely to be delayed now in view of the fact that the additional accused has been summoned under Section 319 Cr.P.C. A report was called for from the Trial Court from which it appears that all the witnesses have already been examined even while the additional accused has been summoned under Section 319 Cr.P.C. and that further 9 months will be required to conclude the trial. The learned counsel for the informant submits that they have already filed an application 2 that the trial of the additional accused be bifurcated so that the present trial is not held up. He further submits the additional accused in fact is still evading appearing before the court and has not surrendered after his grant of anticipatory bail by this court. At this juncture the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the additional accused will appear as soon as possible before the court below and therefore, the informant be directed to produce his witnesses within a reasonable time so that none of the trials are delayed. Considering that the petitioner was refused bail on merits, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Prayer for bail is rejected. However, the Trial Court will consider directing the informant to produce all his witnesses within a reasonable time and try to examine them on a day to day basis if the trial of the additional accused is not bifurcated to which the informant here readily agrees. Fahad. ( Anjana Prakash, J.)