Jharkhand High CourtAjit Kumar Burnwal @ Tinku vs The State Of Jharkhand ... Opposite ... on 25 November, 2020Author:Anil Kumar ChoudharyBench:Anil Kumar ChoudharyIN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI\n                       B. A. No. 8798 of 2020\n\n                  Ajit Kumar Burnwal @ Tinku                  ...         Petitioner\n                                                     Versus\n                  The State of Jharkhand                      ...      Opposite Party\n\n\n         Coram:       HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY\n\n             For the Petitioner                : Mr. R.S. Mazumdar, Sr. Adv.\n             For the State                     : Mr. A.K. Verma, Addl. P.P.\n\n\n02 / 25.11.2020Heard the parties through Video Conferencing.The petitioner has been made accused in connection with\n             Deoghar (Town) P.S. case no. 723 of 2014 (G.R. No. 1693 of 2014)\n             instituted undersections 406,420,467,471of the Indian Penal Code.Learned senior counsel for the petitioner personally\n            undertakes to remove the defects pointed out by the Stamp Reporter\n            within two weeks after the lockdown is over.In view of the personal undertaking given by learned\n           senior counsel for the petitioner, the defects pointed out by the Stamp\n           Reporter are ignored for the present.Learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner\n             further submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the\n             petitioner has altogether taken Rs. 60,00,000/- for selling land to the\n             informant but neither repaying the said Rs. 60,00,000/- nor selling land,\n             but the petitioner has misappropriated money. It then submitted by\n             learned senior counsel for the petitioner that the allegation against the\n             petitioner is false. It is further submitted by learned senior counsel for\n             the petitioner that the petitioner has never signed any agreement to sell\n             his house and he is in jail custody since 13.08.2019 and the petitioner is\n             ready and willing to co-operate with the trial of the case, hence, the\n             petitioner may be released on regular bail.Learned Addl. P.P. vehemently opposes the prayer for\n            bail and submits that keeping in view the huge amount of money has\n            been misappropriated by the petitioner, there is every chance of the\n            petitioner's absconding if released on bail, hence, it is submitted that\n            the petitioner ought not be released on bail.Considering the serious allegation against the petitioner of\n             misappropriating huge amount of money, this Court is of considered\n view that this is not a fit case where the petitioner be released on bail.\nAccordingly, the prayer for bail of the above named petitioner is\nrejected.Keeping in view the period of custody undergone by the\npetitioner and the serious nature of offences involved in this case,\nnotwithstanding any order in administrative side of this Court, the trial\ncourt is directed to take up the trial of the case expeditiously and to\nconclude the trial within six months from the date receipt of this order\nby the trial Court. It is made clear that the trial be conducted and\nwitnesses be examined by observing the precautions relating to\nCOVID-19 pandemic.(ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.)\nSmita/-