IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellanious No.33879 of 2008 ====================================================== Balram Prasad, Son of Aklu Sah, Resident of Village Gudari Raika Chowk, PS Bhagwan Bazar, District Saran at Chhapra. .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. Hari Shankar Sharma, Son of Ram Sharan Sharma. 3. Mukesh Sharma, Son of Ramayan Sharma. 4. Ramashray Sharma, Son of Sita Ram Sharma 5. Chinta Devi, Wife of Ramayan Sharma. 6. Punam Devi, Wife of Ram Kishore Sharma 7. Nishra Devi, Daughter of Ram Kishore All are resident of Gudari Rai Ka Chauk, PS Bhagwan Bazar, District Saran .... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Raghwendra Kumar For the State : Mr. Chandra Sen Prasad Singh, A.P.P. ====================================================== 4 11-07-2011 The Fast Track Court No. IV, Chhapra in Sessions Trial No. 256 of 2006 has within a period of three months, closed the evidence and examined the accused under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. It has been submitted that the public prosecutor did not produce the witnesses, the I.Os. and the Doctor. Summons were issued on 10.12.2007. On 25.3.2008, the next date, the public prosecutor was to produce the witnesses which he did not do so. On 17.4.2008 again the Public Prosecutor did not produce the witnesses. In the circumstances, this Court finds that the Court has acted in a hurry. The order does not indicate that any bailable or non-bailable warrant of arrest was issued to the I.Os. or to the Doctor or any direction was given to the District Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police, Chhapra. This order may be brought to the notice of the District Magistrate as well as the Superintendent of Police, Chhapra so that the witnesses may be produced expeditiously within a period of three months failing which the Court will proceed in the matter. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations. Sanjay (Smt. Sheema Ali Khan, J)