IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.1096 of 2025 ------ Jay Mangal Hazra son of Late Shripati Hazra, resident of Village Bagula, P.O. & P.S. Saraidhela, District Dhanbad .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. A.K. Kashyap, Sr. Advocate Mr. Sanjay Prasad, Advocate For the State : Mr. Anup Pawan Topno, A.P.P. ------ Order No.05 / Dated : 07.03.2025 Heard both the sides. The petitioner- Jay Mangal Hazra is in custody since 21.12.2023 in connection with S.T. No.332 of 2023 arising out of Saraidhela P.S. Case No. 211 of 2022 corresponding to G.R. No.688 of 2023 for the offence registered under Sections 302 and 120B of the IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Dhanbad Earlier bail application of this petitioner was rejected on 28.06.2024 and the present application has been renewed on the ground that there was a specific direction to conclude the trial within six months giving liberty to renew the prayer of bail application thereafter. It is submitted that more than six months have lapsed and out of nine witnesses, eight witnesses have been examined, but the trial has not been concluded. Learned A.P.P. opposed the prayer for bail. Considering the penultimate stage of trial, instant bail application is rejected. Learned trial Court is directed to conclude the trial within one month. (Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.) Anit