IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.2704 of 2011 NAVIN SINGH son of Late Baleshwar Singh, resident of village- Chainpura, P. S.- Warisaliganj, District- Nawada….. Petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 17.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The prayer for bail of the petitioner was earlier rejected on merits by a reasoned order dated 7.10.2009 in Cr. Misc. No. 33539 of 2009 with a direction to the trial court to ensure that the trial of the petitioner is completed preferably within a period of one year from the date of receipt/production of a copy of that order. Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the trial of the petitioner could not be completed in the aforementioned period of one year and that is how he has filed the present bail application. From the reading of the impugned order passed by the court below it is clear that four witnesses have already examined on or before 6.1.2011 and the case was awaiting for deposition of the informant who also had turned up for his deposition on 15.12.2010 but then his evidence could not be recorded due to death of a member 2 of Bar at Nawadah. The Court below had, in fact, fixed the date of 25.1.2011 for examination of the informant. Counsel for the petitioner is not aware as to the present stage of trial or recording of deposition of the informant. In view of the seriousness of the allegations on the basis of which the prayer for bail of the petitioner was earlier rejected on merits, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner but at the same time this Court having noticed that the trial of the petitioner has made some headway, it would direct the trial court to ensure that the trial of the petitioner must be completed within a period of six months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. At the same time, this Court would also direct the Superintendent of Police, Nawadah to ensure that remaining witnesses relating to Sessions Trial No. 101/05/45/10 arising out of Warisaliganj P. S. Case No. 93 of 2006 are produced for their deposition before the trial court within a period of four months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order, specially when all are the police personnel. It is expected that on 3 production of prosecution witness, the Court below will do the needful to conclude the trial within the aforementioned time limit. With the aforementioned observations and directions, this application is dismissed. Let a copy of this order be sent not only to the trial court but also to the Superintendent of Police, Nawadah for its strict compliance. Kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)