IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.43257 of 2008 AMAR NATH @ CHUNU, Son of Surendra Prasad, Resident of Manka, Police Station- Hasua, District- Nawada :--- Petitioner. Versus STATE OF BIHAR: ------Opposite Party ----------- 4. 28.11.2008. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is an accused in a case under Sections 420, 364 read with Section 34 of the Penal Code which was registered against one Guddu and three others. Petitioner was apprehended on the basis of the description of the accused persons provided by the informant and others on the basis of which sketch-map was prepared which led to the arrest of the petitioner. He is in jail custody since 08.08.2007. It is submitted on his behalf that another co-accused Rameshwar Prasad has been admitted to the privilege of bail by another Bench of this Court under orders dated 20.12.2007 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 47362 of 2007 and his case also appears to be similar to that of the petitioner. I am unable to accept the aforesaid submission as perusal of the said order indicates that Rameshwar Prasad being an Ex-Military personnel assisted the family members of the victim in establishing contact with the kidnappers in their hideout in the forest and accepting such submission another Bench of this Court granted him the privilege of bail. So far petitioner is concerned, he has been implicated in this case on the basis of the description provided by the informant, the owner of the vehicle which petitioner hired. In the circumstances, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail. His prayer for bail is, accordingly, rejected. He has - 2 - remained in jail custody for over a year and trial has already begun, as such, trial court ( Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C.- III, Nawada) is directed to expedite the trial (S.Tr.No. 68 of 2008/ 47 of 2008/ 148 of 2008, arising out of Kashichak (Sahpur O.P.) P.S.Case No. 30 of 2007) and conclude the same within one year from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)