1. - The petitioner is facing trial it/ss. 302, 307, 323, 324, 147, 148 r/w 149 & 120-B IPC alongwith other accused persons in the Court of Special Judge SC/ST Cases & Additional Sessions Judge, Bikaner in Sessions Case No. 57/98. The petitioner moved first bail petition which was decided on 13.11.1998. The first bail petition was not pressed on behalf of the petitioner and a direction was sought that the trial may be expedited. Therefore, this Court dismissed the bail petition and gave direction to the trial Court to complete the trial as far as practicable within three months. Thereafter when the trial could not he over within three months, the learned Sessions Judge sought to extend time which was further extended by six months.

2. Now the second bail petition has been moved by the petitioner on the ground that he is in custody since 2.5.1996 and during the 31/2 years only eight witnesses have been examined out of the list of 33 witnesses despite the directions given by this Court to expedite the trial. Therefore, the petitioner may be released on bail only on this ground because the petitioner cannot be subjected to long incarceration without progressing the trial. The