IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.21044 of 2009 SITARAM SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 10.08.2009 Heard both sides. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted under diverse sections of Indian Penal Code including Section 302 IPC. Allegation in the F.I.R. is that the petitioner along with others offered a chase and apprehended one of the deceased whereafter it is alleged that the petitioner fired and the other accused persons thereafter chopped off his neck. This has happened in the year 1985 on the eve of election. Petitioner has been apprehended recently and is in custody some times in the year 2008. Learned counsel submits that the case of the present petitioner was split up. Some of the accused persons are facing trial in Sessions Trial No. 264 of 2005 wherein the witnesses so far deposed have not supported the prosecution case. Be that as it may, having regard to the allegation and the fact that he evaded arrest for a long time, this court is not persuaded to admit him to bail. Prayer for bail is rejected. Learned counsel submits that the trial of the petitioner has also begun in which one witness has been examined. Having regard to that aspect of the matter, this court observes that the trial court shall make all endeavour to conclude the trial 2 by examining all the prosecution witnesses within 08 months from the date of receipt/communication of a copy of this order. pkj ( Kishore K. Mandal, J. )