IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.39791 of 2009 DASRATH SAHNI, son of Sri Parmeshwar Sahni, resident of village Jamalpur Tola Makdumpur, P.S. Jamalpur, District Darbhanga Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 18.11.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the State. The petitioner, husband, is facing prosecution for offence u/ss 302/201/120B of the Indian Penal Code and section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner is a named accused in a case which was filed on 7.7.2007 and yet it took him more than 1½ years to surrender in the court as would be apparent from the date of custody which is 19.1.2009. That apart the charges have already been framed in this case on 1.8.2009 and therefore, merely because the other co- accused have been granted bail would not entitle the petitioner to claim such privilege of bail both on account of the nature of allegation, his relationship with the deceased as also his conduct of remaining away from the court for 1½ years. That being so, this Court while rejecting the prayer for bail of the petitioner would direct the trial court to 2 conclude the trial expeditiously and preferably within a period of one year from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. Happen the trial of the petitioner be not concluded in the aforementioned period of one year the petitioner shall have the liberty initially to move the trial court which would record reasons for not concluding the trial and only whereafter the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail before this Court. With the aforementioned observations this application is dismissed. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/