IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.3431 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-193 Year-2019 Thana- AMAS District- Gaya ====================================================== Uday Kumar @ Uday Verma @ Uday Kumar Verma S/O Late Jagdish Bhagat R/O Village- Bharaundha, P.S.- Gurua, District- Gaya ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar Patna 2. Renu Devi W/O Late Sanjay Kumar R/O Vill.- Ranikuan, P.S.- Madanpur, Dist.- Aurangabad ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Dhirendra Prasad Sinha, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.Sadanand Paswan, Special PP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 7 08-05-2026 The present appeal has been filed by the appellant under Section 14A(2) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘SC/ST Act’), against the order dated 15.04.2025 passed by the Ld. Court of Special Judge-SC/ST, Gaya in B.P. No. 739 of 2025, arising out of Amas P.S. Case No. 193 of 2019 (Trial No. 213 of 2020), instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 363, 365, 364, 302, 201, 120(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code, Section 27 of the Arms Act and Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST Act, whereby and whereunder the prayer of the appellant for grant of regular bail has been rejected. 2. It may be mentioned here that earlier also the appellant Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.3431 of 2025(7) dt.08-05-2026 2/2 had filed various appeals for grant of regular bail, however all of them have stood dismissed. 3. Considering the fact that the appellant is languishing in custody since about six and half years, this Court had called for a report from the Ld. Trial Court vide order dated 06.02.2026 with regard to the present stage of the trial and the time likely to be consumed for disposal of the same, in response whereof the Ld. Trial Court has furnished a report dated 17.04.2026, wherein it has been stated that out of 17 witnesses, 7 witnesses have been examined and the trial is likely to be concluded within a period of six months. 4. In view of the aforesaid, the Ld. Counsel for the appellant seeks liberty on behalf of the appellant to renew his prayer for grant of regular bail immediately after lapse of six months. Liberty, so sought, is granted. 5. Accordingly, the present appeal stands disposed of. S.Sb/- (Mohit Kumar Shah, J) U T