IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.83700 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-654 Year-2024 Thana- RAJIVNAGAR District- Patna ====================================================== Pankaj Sharma @ Pankaj Kumar S/o Tripti Narayan Rai @ Tripti Narayan Sharma Resident of - Keshari Nagar, Road No.24, P.S - Patliputra, District - Patna ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Akhauri Kamal Kishore Sahay For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Arun Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 31-01-2026 Heard the parties. 2. This is the second attempt of the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Sessions Trial No. 1522 of 2025 arising out of Rajiv Nagar P.S. Case No. 654 of 2024. 3. The petitioner is in custody since 23.12.2024 and he has 18 criminal antecedents also. 4. It has fairly been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the trial is progressing. 5. In view of the fact that the trial is progressing and also in view of the criminal antecedents of the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, this application is dismissed. Vikas/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U