IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.32537 of 2009 TUNTUN SINGH @ MANTUN SINGH, son of Bhola Singh, resident of village Jakhaur, P.S. Birupur (Barhiya), District Lakhisarai Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 14.9.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the State. The petitioner is in custody in connection with a sessions trial for the offence under section 307 I.P.C. and 27 of the Arms Act and the submission of the counsel for the petitioner is that despite the petitioner has completed judicial custody of a period of nearly three years, the end of trial is nowhere in sight. Considering the fact that the trial has already commenced, this Court would not be inclined to grant bail to the petitioner but then keeping the period of judicial custody of the petitioner into consideration, this Court would direct that the said sessions trial must be taken up on expeditious basis and be concluded within a period of six months from today. If the sessions case No. 145/2008 is pending before a vacant court, it would be open for the petitioner to also move the concerned 2 Sessions Judge for its being transferred to a court fromwhere the trial can be concluded in the aforementioned period. If for any reason the trial of the petitioner is not concluded within the aforementioned period of six months he shall have the liberty to move the trial court for reconsideration of his prayer for bail and the trial court would be under obligation to set out the reasons for not concluding the trial. The petitioner only thereafter may renew his prayer for bail before this Court. With the aforementioned observations, this application is dismissed. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/