IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.31812 of 2008 SURAJ YADAV, son of Bhairav Yadav, resident of village- Mahnawa Dumari, P.S. Manjhaulia, district- West Champaran …..Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ……Opp.Party ----------- 4. 21/10/2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Case is under section 395 of the Indian Penal Code. It appears that earlier petitioner was granted bail by learned Sessions Judge by order dated 20.6.1988. Thereafter, petitioner did not appear in the case since 17.7.1993 and his bail was cancelled. He was finally apprehended and put into judicial custody on 29.10.2007. Thus, it is apparent that the petitioner had absconded for about fifteen years. In the circumstances, this Court is not inclined to allow the application of the petitioner for bail. This application is accordingly dismissed. The trial court is directed to expedite the trial of the petitioner. In case other accused persons are not appearing in the case, the trial court shall - 2 - consider the desirability of bifurcating the trial of the petitioner and conclude the same as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six months. Pradeep/ (J. N. Singh, J.)