Learned senior counsel is pressing for the bail on the
ground that it is a peculiar case where the petitioner is
in custody for the last more than 4 years and one
month and the trial is not progressing.
2. Learned senior counsel has invited the attention of the
court to the various orders passed by the learned
Sessions Judge which displays the non-cooperative
attitude of the Public Prosecutor and the lethargy on
the part of the prosecution.
3. Learned senior counsel submits that for the fault of the
prosecution and hostile attitude of the defacto
complainant the petitioner cannot be forced to remain
in the custody.