IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.12851 of 2010 SARWAN MANDAL SON OF LATE BRAHMDEO MANDAL Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 27.4.2010 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for the offence under Section 394 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner is named in the first information report on the disclosure of his name by the co-accused, who was arrested at the spot. The petitioner has criminal antecedents. In view of such, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. The prayer for bail is rejected. The trial court is directed to expedite the trial so as to conclude it within a period of nine months positively in view of the nature of the offence. Narendra/ ( Anjana Prakash, J. )