IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS NO.29819 OF 2009 =================================================== RAJU KUMAR, S/O BIJAY SINGH, R/O VILLAGE TARENGNA, P.S MASSAURHI, DISTRICT PATNA. .... .... PETITIONER/S VERSUS THE STATE OF BIHAR. .... .... OPPOSITE PARTY/S =================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MIHIR KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 11/ 18-04-2012 Heard Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha, Ld. APP for the State. Pursuant to the order of this Court dated 21.03.2012, Mr. Ajay Kumar Satyarthi, the Superintendent of Police, Saharsa has appeared in person and has also filed an affidavit explaining that the solitary remaining witnesses, namely, Brij Mohan Prasad, Sub Inspector of Police is no longer alive for his being examined in the connected trial. Mr. Jha, also relied on a report submitted by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna dated 13.04.2012, wherein, he too has stated that Brij Mohan Prasad, Sub Inspector of Police had already died on 22.08.2004, during the period he was posted in Ranchi district. He has further mentioned that another Sub Inspector of Police, Mani Mohan Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29819 of 2009 (11) dt.18-04-2012 2 Prasad had also died on 02.12.2006, and thus they cannot be examined in the connected trial. Mr. Jha, has also submitted that in view of the aforementioned position, the prosecution having examined all other witnesses would be in a position to conclude the prosecution case within a period of one week from today. In that view of the matter, this Court would direct the Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna to ensure that the prosecution evidence in the connected trial arising out of Alamganj P.S case no. 42 of 1993 (G.R No. 187/1993 must be closed whereafter the trial Court shall expedite and conclude the trial preferably within a period of four months from the date of closing of the prosecution evidence. Let a copy of this order be sent to the trial Court for its strict compliance. The personal appearance of Mr. A.K Satyarthi, Superintendent of Police, Saharsa is herby dispensed with. Ranjan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J)