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Sonal Singh vs State Of Bihar on 22 September, 2010

Patna High Court – Orders
Sonal Singh vs State Of Bihar on 22 September, 2010
           IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                      Cr.Misc. No.18760 of 2010
                          SONAL SINGH
                                Versus
                         STATE OF BIHAR
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3. 22.09.2010 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The prayer for bail of the petitioner was earlier

rejected by an order dated 5.10.2009 in Cr. Misc. No.

30030 of 2009 wherein a liberty was given to the

petitioner to renew his prayer for bail after completing a

period of six months and the petitioner was directed to

move first before the court below.

It appears that when the petitioner’s prayer for

bail was rejected by the court below on 5.4.2010 wherein

it was recorded that evidence of all other witnesses had

been taken and the case was awaiting completion only on

account of non-examination of the Investigating Officer.

This Court had accordingly called for a report from the

Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna as with regard to

the reason of non-examination of Investigating Officer.

The Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna in his report

dated 4.9.2010 has informed this Court that Investigating

Officer had been examined on 25.5.2010.

Counsel for the petitioner submits that even
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thereafter no significant progress has been made in the

trial in the last four months.

In that view of the matter, this Court would

call upon the trial court to submit a report as to the reason

for not concluding the trial despite the examination of

Investigating Officer on 25.5.2010. Such report must be

submitted within a period of 15 days from today.

List this case immediately after receipt of the

same at the same position.

kanchan                          (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)