IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.31403 of 2010 AMARNATH JHA S/O SRI MOHAN LAL JHA R/O VILLAGE- NADIYAMI (BARAKI GACHHI) P.S. SAKETPUR, DISTT. DARBHANGA ……………… Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. MANOJ KUMAR JHA S/O CHANDRAKANT JHA 3. SAROJ KUMAR JHA S/O CHANDRAKANT JHA 4. CHANDRAKANT JHA S/O BAUANA JHA 5. SUDHIR KUMAR JHA S/O BHOLA JHA 6. AIR KUMAR JHA S/O BHOLA JHA 7. BISHESHWAR CHOUDHARY S/O LATE JATADHAR CHOUDHARY 8. JITENDRA KUMAR CHAUDHARY S/O RAJENDRA CHAUDHARY 9. RAM LAKHAN CHOUDHARY S/O BADRI CHOUDHARY 10. RAJENDRA CHOUDHARY S/O RAGHUNATH CHOUDHARY 11. RADHA CHOUDHARY S/O LATE BALLI CHOUDHARY 12. SIARAM CHOUDHARY S/O LATE BALLI CHOUDHARY 13. RAM LOCHAN CHOUDHARY S/O LATE BALLU CHOUDHARY 14. SATYA NARAIN CHOUDHARY S/O LATE BALLI CHOUDHARY ALL R/O VILLAGE- NADIYAMI, P.S. SAKETPUR, DISTT. DARBHANGA ……………….Opposite Parties ----------- 2. 16.12.2010 Heard the parties. The petitioners seek quashing of the order dated 26.7.2010 passed in Sakatpur P.S. Case No. 9 of 2000 by the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Darbhanga, by which he refused the application under Section 311 Cr.P.C. From the order impugned, I find that the accusation to the accused was explained on 9.9.2008 and finally the case was closed on 6.7.2009 and the accused were examined on 1.8.2009, where after an application was filed for recall of certain witnesses. Considering that the prosecution itself has contributed to the delay of the case which is of the year 2000, I am not inclined to interfere in the order. The application is dismissed. The Trial Court is directed to expedite the proceedings and conclude it positively within a period of 3 months. Fahad. ( Anjana Prakash, J. )