IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.1035 of 2008 Wasiullah Khan son of Mozimullah Khan, Resident of village- Narainpur, P.S.- Ramnagar, District- West Champaran. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the D.G.P., Bihar at Patna. 2. The D.I.G. of Police, Champaran Range at Bettiah. 3. The Superintendent of Police, Bettiah, West Champaran. 4. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Narkatiyaganj, West Champaran. 5. The Officer-in-charge, Shikarpur P.S., West Champaran. 6. Mr. Kaushal Kishore Thakur, Sub-Inspector, Shikarpur P.S., West Champaran. ----------- 3/ 05.05.2009 Heard. Petitioner is the informant in Shikarpur P.S. case no.49 of 2008 registered under sections 498-A, 304-B/34 of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted that Shikarpur P.S. case no.297 of 2008 was lodged by the police against the villagers while the police had gone to arrest the accused persons of Shikharpur P.S. case no. 49 of 2008. It is stated that out of the five accused persons two accused have not been arrested and the accused, who is in jail custody, is threatening him. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that chargesheet has already been submitted in the case and that out of the five accused persons two are absconding for which the police has also executed the process under section 82-83 Cr.P.C. against them. Merely be saying that the police have executed the process under section 82-83 Cr.P.C. against the absconding accused, the police cannot shirk his responsibility. In the circumstances, I direct the respondent no.3- the Superintendent of Police, Bettiah, West Champaran, to take all steps to - 2 - trace out the absconding accused and produce them before the trial court as early as possible and see that warrants of arrest issued by the court are duly executed and also see that the life of the petitioner is not in danger. With the aforesaid observation/direction, this application stands disposed of. JA/- (J. B. Koshy, CJ)