Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:93033 Court No. - 80 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9827 of 2025 Applicant :- Vijay Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Anand Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Nalin Kumar Srivastava,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A for the State and perused the record. 2. This is the third bail application filed on behalf of the applicant - Vijay with the prayer to enlarge him on bail in Case Crime No.664 of 2021, under Section 307 I.P.C., Police Station Baradari, District - Bareilly. 3. The sole ground taken in this third bail application is that while rejecting the second bail application of the applicant vide order dated 27.8.2024, this Court had directed the trial court to decide this matter as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six months but the trial is still pending and statement of witnesses of fact have been recorded and now the trial court is proceeding to record the evidence of formal witnesses but no formal witness has been examined so far and punitive process has been issued by the trial court to the Investigating Officer of this case but he is also not appearing. It is further submitted that the applicant is languishing in jail since 16.8.2021 and in case he is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and will cooperate in the trial. 4. This Court has clarified in the earlier order dated 27.8.2024 that the incarceration period alone is not sufficient for grant of bail to any accused. The materials collected by the I.O. during investigation explicitly show that the present accused applicant is the principal offender and he has inflicted 6 - 7 knife blows in the abdomen of the injured. 5. In that view of the matter, I do not find any ground to allow the third bail application moved by the accused applicant and the same is accordingly rejected, but however at the same time the trial court is very strictly directed to keep in mind the time limit framed by this Court vide order dated 27.8.2024 to complete the proceedings of this case and a period of further four months is granted to the trial court to conclude the proceedings of evidence in this matter and if possible for the final disposal of this case within the said period. Order Date :- 28.5.2025 ss Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad