IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.16570 of 2008 MD.KASIM KHAN, Son of Md. Sher Mohammad, Resident of Mohalla- Gandhi Nagar, Ward No.6, P.S.- Basti, District- Basti (U.P.):---- Petitioner. Versus THE UNION OF INDIA:-----Opposite Party ----------- 5. 25.11.2008. Perused the report of the Joint Registrar, Monitoring Cell, Fast Track Court, attached to this Court dated 21.11.2008; also perused the report of the trial court (5th Addl. Sessions Judge, Muzaffarpur) dated 19.11.2008 and the report of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Sub-Regional Unit, Muzaffarpur dated 20.11.2008, wherefrom it appears that prosecution evidence is likely to be concluded after the examination of Prosecution Witness Sri R. Ranjan, Ex-I.O., D.R.I., Muzaffarpur and two independent witnesses. Considering the custody of the petitioner for about 4 ½ years as under-trial prisoner, I direct the trial court and the Intelligence Officer, D.R.I., Sub-Regional Unit, Muzaffarpur to ensure examination of the aforesaid three witnesses in connection with (D.R.I. Case No. 10 of 2004, giving rise to Tr.No. 29 of 2006) at the earliest, in any case within three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and conclude the trial within four months and submit a report to this Court. This application is, accordingly, disposed of. Let this order be communicated to the court below through fax by the office of this Court. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)