IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.40266 of 2009 RAM JATAN YADAV Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 25.11.2009. Prayer for bail of the petitioner, who is accused in a case registered for offences under sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code was lastly refused by this Court vide order dated 6.5.2009, annexure 2 with liberty to renew the prayer for bail after six months, if there is no substantial progress in the trial. The informant states that co-accused Dharmendra kumar and Chowkidar Rama came at his house and took his nephew Mukesh Kumar, an Engineering student, for having some meal. Later on the nephew of the informant was found murdered and his dead body was thrown in a field. The prosecution case is that the aforesaid Mukesh Kumar was having affair with Sabina Kumari, daughter of petitioner. The petitioner submits that in fact his daughter has also been killed for which a case was instituted and same is now proceeded on protest cum complaint. He further submits that however all the non official witnesses have been examined and only IO and doctor have to be examined. He submits that none of the witnesses stated that they had seen the petitioner murdering Mukesh Kumar. Learned counsel for the informant submits that charge sheet contains list of eight witnesses, out of which two are official witnesses. He submits that in fact all seven non official witnesses have been examined. Having heard the parties, the prayer for bail of the petitioner - 2 - is refused with direction to the trial court to conclude trial preferably within three months from today, failing which the petitioner would be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail. It will be open to the prosecution to examine official witnesses expeditiously. Shashi. (Samarendra Pratap Singh,J).