IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.19141 of 2009 GOPAL CHAUHAN son of late Ganpat Chauhan, resident of village Mahmadpur, P.S. Khijar Sarai, District-Gaya. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4 7/10/2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. Considering the fact that the petitioner has not only been identified by Dhirendra Singh, a person who was accompanying the Informant, but he has chequered record of criminal antecedent, being involved at least in four similar cases, this Court is not inclined to direct for release of the petitioner on bail. The court below, however, in its report has indicated that charges have already been framed way back on 7.5.2009 and the case is now fixed for evidence. In that view of the matter, this Court would direct the trial court to take all possible steps to ensure that trial of the petitioner is completed within a period of one year from today. If the trial of the petitioner is not concluded within the aforementioned period of one year the petitioner shall have liberty initially to move the trial court which will be under obligation to spell out the reasons for not concluding the trial, whereafter the petitioner may move for bail before this Court. Abhay Kumar (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)