IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.12230 of 2008 SUJIT KUMAR @ DEVANAND Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 14/05/2008 Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that though the prayer for bail of the petitioner has been rejected thrice earlier but from the report of the trial court it does not appear that the case of the petitioner is likely to be disposed of in near future and the case is under section 420 and other allied sections of the Indian Penal Code which is triable by a court of the Magistrate. Considering the nature of the offence and merit of the case, I do not find any fresh ground to reconsider the prayer for bail of the petitioner. His prayer for bail is accordingly rejected again. So far the delay in disposal of the case is concerned, from the report of the trial court it appears that five witnesses are still to be examined. I do not think that simply issuance of processes are enough to justify the delay. The court must take effective steps for procuring attendance of the witnesses. The trial court is again directed to get all the witnesses examined within next six months. Getting report from the handwriting expert may take some time but I do not think that there should be delay in examining the witnesses, who are local witnesses in the case. (Rekha Kumari, J.) AMIN - 2 -