Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.998 of 2008 (5) dt.18-04-2014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Appeal (DB) No.998 of 2008 ====================================================== Khalifa Rai, son of Late Adar Roy, resident of Village Saraiya, P.S. Dariyapur, District Saran .... .... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Respondent ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.N. SINHA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.N. SINHA) 5 18-04-2014 Re : I.A. No. 578 of 2014 By filing I.A. No. 578 of 2014 sole appellant has applied for suspension of sentence as also to be released on bail on the ground that he has remained in jail custody for about 6 years. Appellant is a convict for the offence under Section 302 of the Penal Code. He is said to have given dagger blow to the deceased in his abdomen. It is submitted on behalf of the appellant that the appeal having been filed in the year 2008 is not likely to be heard within reasonable time. In the circumstances, let appellant, named above, while suspending his sentence during the pendency of this appeal, be released 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, Fast Track Court-II, Saran in connection with Sessions Trial No. 300 of 1994. I.A. No. 578 of 2014 is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/- (V.N. Sinha, J) (Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J)