IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22038 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-112 Year-2024 Thana- ROSERA District- Samastipur ====================================================== Narayan Mukhiya, S/o Late Ram Prasad Mukhiya, R/o village-Pipraulia, P.S.- Rosera, District-Samastipur. ... ... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Madhav Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Navin Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 8 09-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. It transpires from the report of Exclusive Special Judge (Rape and POCSO), Samastipur dated 24.09.2025 as made available to this Court through Letter No.1226 that all prosecution witnesses now examined in this matter. The case/matter is fixed for recording of statement of accused/petitioner under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure/under Section 351 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 3. Considering the aforesaid development, as the trial of this case is at its fag end, the prayer of bail of petitioner stands rejected herewith. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22038 of 2025(8) dt.09-10-2025 2/2 4. However, as petitioner remains in custody since 19.05.2024, the learned trial court is directed to conclude the trial at its earliest for the reason that the preferred timeline of one year as to conclude the trial from the date of cognizance in view of Section 35(2) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act has already crossed. Sanjeet/- (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) U T