IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC NO.214 OF 2010 RAM PADARATH RAI @ ASHARFI RAI, SON OF RAM BALABH RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BHAGWATPUR, POLICE STATION SARAI RANJAN, DISTRICT SAMASTIPUR …………………………………….…..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE HOME SECRETARY, BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, BIHAR, PATNA 5. THE SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PATNA 6. DY. S.P., BARH, PATNA 7. THE OFFICER INCHARGE PANDARAKH, PATNA 8. SHIV JEE YADAV, SON OF YUGESHWAR YADAV, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DARGAHI TOLA, POLICE PANDARAKH, DISTRICT PATNA 9. GANGA YADAV, SON OF BHAGWAT YADAV 10. PRASANT KUMAR, SON OF GANGAN YADAV 11. SURENDRA YADAV, SON OF LATE BRAHMDEO YADAV, ALL RESIDENTS OF LAMUABAD, POLICE STATION PANDARAKH, DISTRICT PATNA…………………………….. ……………..RESPONDENTS 2. 03.05.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This writ application has been filed by the informant-petitioner for direction to the respondents to provide security to him and other witnesses of Session Trial No.650 of 2009 pending before the leaned Additional Sessions Judge III, Barh, Patna so that they may appear in the case and depose as witnesses. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner and his witnesses apprehend some untoward incident at the hands - 2 - of the accused persons in case they appear in Court to depose against them. It is obvious that if the witnesses, who are ready to depose in the case, bring this fact to the notice of the trial court, the trial court is competent to take steps for providing adequate protection to the witnesses to ensure their appearance in the case for recording their evidence. For this purpose, no specific direction is required to be issued in the matter. The trial court is directed to look into the matter and do the needful. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. B.T. (J.N. Singh, J.)