IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.34826 of 2009 Birendra Thakur, Son of Late Ram Chandar Thakur, Resident of Village Jogani Ganga, Police Station Sakra, District Muzaffarpur. --------- Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar ------- Opp. Party ----------- 2 9.10.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. The petitioner is an accused for an offence under Section 406, 420, 423, 379, 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The case is of the year 2003 and despite the petitioner being a named accused, he had absconded successfully for a period of six years before being taken into custody on 22.6.2009. In that view of the matter, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, namely, Birendra Thakur and at the same time would direct the trial court to ensure that the trial of the petitioner is taken out of turn and is concluded positively within a period of nine months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. In the event, the trial of the petitioner is not concluded in the aforementioned period and the petitioner would also complete his one 2 year of judicial custody, he would be at liberty to move the trial court which would record reasons for not concluding the trial whereafter only, the prayer may move this Court with a prayer for bail. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)