IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47190 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-33 Year-2020 Thana- BAHERI District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Sonu Poddar @ Sonu Kumar Poddar Son of Dayanand Poddar R/o - Baligaon, P.S - Baheri, District - Darbhanga, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vinay Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Sharda Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KUMAR MANISH ORAL ORDER 3 17-08-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP on behalf of the State. 2. This application is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in connection with Baheri P.S. Case No. 33 of 2020 (S.T. No. 19 of 2021) registered for the offences punishable under Section 304(B) of the I.P.C. The petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 09.02.2020. 3. The petitioner had earlier moved the bail application vide order dated 06.02.2023 passed in Cr. Misc No. 50037 of 2022 and vide order dated 26.07.2024 passed in Cr. Misc No. 34581 of 2024 and in both the cases, the prayer of bail of the petitioner has been rejected. 4. Vide order dated 26.07.2024 passed in Cr. Misc No. 34581 of 2024, the petitioner was granted liberty to renew his Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47190 of 2026(3) dt.17-08-2026 2/2 prayer of bail, if the trial is not concluded within six months. 5. Vide order dated 15.07.2026, passed in Cr Misc. No. 47190 of 2026 the Co-ordinate Bench of this Hon’ble Court had asked for the stage of trial from the court of learned Sessions Judge, Samastipur. Vide letter no. 535 of 2026 dated 20.07.2026, a report has been sent from the District & Additional Sessions Judge- XI, Darbhanga stating that on 15.06.2026, a document was exhibited on behalf of defence and the case has been fixed for final argument. 6. Considering the report dated 20.07.2026, the trial court is directed to conclude the trial within three months from today. 7. With the aforesaid observations, at present, I am not inclined to grant bail but the liberty is given to the petitioner to renew his prayer for bail after four months. 8. This bail application is dismissed with above directions/ observations. Ritwika/- Barkha/- (Kumar Manish, J) U T