IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.9047 of 2011 Ramjee Manjhi, son of late Jethu Manjhi, resident of Village Bhagwan Chowk Tola Chabar, P.S. Wazirganj (Temkuppa), Dist. Gaya. -------- Petitioner Versus The State f Bihar -------- Opp. Party ----------- 3 05.8.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. No one appears on behalf of the State. The prayer of the petitioner for bail was earlier rejected by order dated 16.10.2009 in Cr. Misc. No. 32018 of 2009 wherein the trial court was directed to expedite the trial and complete the same within a period of nine months. When this bail application was filed on 10.3.2011, even after the expiry of a period of much more than nine months, with a grievance that the trial of the petitioner has not yet been taken up, a report was called for from the trial court. In the resultant report dated 20.5.2011, it has been stated by the trial court that the charges were framed against the petitioner on 27.4.2011 and thereafter, not a single witness has appeared till date. Considering the aforementioned aspects and taking into account the 2 petitioner is in custody for more than three and half years, this Court would direct for release of the petitioner, namely, Ramjee Manjhi on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C. Vth, Gaya in connection with Sessions Trial No. 202 of 2010 / 735 of 2011 arising out of Wazirganj P.S. Case No. 75 of 2007, subject to the following conditions:- (i) The two bail bonds will be furnished, one by the Government servant and the other by a close family relative. (ii) The petitioner will remain present in course of trial on each and every day and his absence even for a single day would automatically entail the consequences of cancellation of his bail. (iii) The petitioner in case is now made accused in any other criminal case, that would itself lead to cancellation of his bail. Subject to the aforementioned conditions, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.) Rsh