LOKESH BHARDWAJ Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is the 5th bail application filed by the petitioner for grant of bail under Section 439 Cr. PC in FIR No. 245/85 dated 5 -9 -1985, which was registered for offence under Sections 307, 302/34 I.P.C.

(2.) IT has been pointed out by the learned Counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is 19/20 years old and was arrested on September 11, 1985. In the 3rd bail application filed by the petitioner, it was observed by Hon'ble Justice G.K. Sharma on 3 -3 -1986 that the petitioner is a young boy of 19 -20 years of age, so, in case the trial is not completed within a reasonable time, he would be at liberty to move a fresh bail application, After a period of 3 months, on 7 -6 -1986, 4th bail application No. 1544/86 was filed, in which Hon'ble Justice Farooq Hasan on 16 -6 -1986 observed that the petitioner has been arrested in the month of September, 1985, but the progress of the trial of the case is not satisfactory and it has been delayed considerably. It was, therefore, directed that the trial shall be completed by the trial court within a period of 3 months. If the trial is not completed within the period of 3 months the petitioner shall be at liberty to file fresh bail application on the ground that the direction of this court has not been followed by the trial court. It was also directed that in case the Presiding Officer is either on leave or has not joined, in such an eventuality the case may be transferred to some other court for disposal.

(3.) MY attention has been drawn to the case of Durga Lal v. State of Rajasthan 1983 RLW 381 in which this court has held that while rejecting the earlier application of bail, it was directed that the trial of the case be completed within 2 months and when the trial was not completed within 2 months as directed, this court granted bail to the petitioner when another application for bail was filed after the expiry of the period of 2 months.