JUDGMENT Atul Sreedharan, J. - The present appeal under Section 14-A of SC/ST Act has been filed for grant of bail to the appellant, who has been arrested in connection with Crime No.254/2017 for offence punishable under Sections 302, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3(2)(V) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 registered at Police Station-Barela, District-Jabalpur (M.P.). 2. The appellant is in judicial custody since 20.6.2017 in the aforementioned case. This is a second application for bail in the form of a criminal appeal. The first one was dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file afresh after the cross-examination of P.W.1 is over vide order dated 6.8.2019 passed in Criminal Appeal No.831/2019. Thereafter, the learned counsel for the objector/respondent no.2 while opposing the application for grant of bail has stated that P.W.1 has been examined and so have other witnesses and they have supported the case of the prosecution. 3. The learned counsel for the objector and the State have also submitted that this is not a case of sudden and grave provocation and that the appellant after the arguments with the deceased, went to his house and a got a knife and then stabbed the deceased once on his abdomen which resulted in his death. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that now that the witnesses have given their statements against the appellant there is no chance of the appellant influencing them or getting their statements changed. Besides, he said that the appellant has already completed three years in judicial custody as an undertrial and in view of the prevailing circumstances, it does not seem probable that the trail against him would come to a speedy conclusion. 5. Be that as it may, in view of what has been discussed hereinabove and the fact that the appellant has already completed more than three years in judicial custody and there can be no speedy conclusion to the trial in the prevailing conditions, on the ground of delay in trial, the appeal is allowed and it is directed that the appellant herein shall be enlarged on bail upon his furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/- (Fifty Thousand Rupees Only) with one solvent surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court. 6. 6. The Jail authorities shall have the appellant checked by the Jail doctor to ensure that he is not suffering from the corona-virus and if he is, he shall be sent to the nearest hospital designated by the State for treatment. If not, he shall be transported to his place of residence by the Jail authorities. C.C. as per rules.