IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.30844 of 2009 CHOTAN YADAV @ HARDISH YADAV, Son of Dhenuk Yadav, resident of Village-Pokhara, Tola Kestha, P.S. Nawanagar, District-Buxar. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 7/9/2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. Considering the fact that for the offences under sections 304 B and other allied sections of the Indian Penal Code the petitioner-husband is in custody since 1.9.2008 and the trial has already been commenced, inasmuch as, counsel himself states that one witness has already been examined, this Court, for the time being, is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. The trial court is hereby directed to ensure that trial of the petitioner is concluded within a period of nine months from today. In the event, trial is not concluded within the period as aforesaid the petitioner shall have liberty to move initially the trial court who will be under obligation to record reasons for not concluding the trial and only thereafter the petitioner will have liberty to move this Court. Abhay Kumar (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)