IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.52910 of 2008 RAMAKANT YADAV Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 05. 23.06.2009 Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. Petitioner is a named accused for serious offences including sections 364 and 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The case in question was registered as Jogapatti P S Case No. 80 of 1996. The petitioner however, surrendered only in the year 2008 and has no explanation to offer as to why he was fugitive from the law for so many years. Looking at the seriousness of the offence and the fact that petitioner is habitual criminal and accused in so many cases it will be in the interest of justice that the trial of the case is expedited and enlarging him on bail at this stage would only jeopardize the same. The application is dismissed. Let the records and case diary be returned to the court below. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)