IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.32166 of 2010 NUKUL RAM @ NAKUL RAM Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 24.11.2010. Heard It is yet another case of callous approach on production of witnesses that the doctor and I.O. of the case are not being produced and the worst was that the court was writing the D.O. letter to the concerned authority. This court has always pointed out that letters have never to be the real instrument for seeking production of witnesses. The court has to draw an order to send a copy of the same to the officer-in- charge of the police station seeking compliance thereof. The petitioner is in custody since 11.10.2001 and the witnesses who are to be examined are the investigating officer and the doctor. I would have passed some orders forcing production of the witnesses but that I could do after having directed the release of the petitioner on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand)with two sureties of the like amount each to the 2 satisfaction of Additional District & Sessions Judge-I, Danapur, Patna in Sessions Trial No.634 of 2002 arising out of Danapur(Shahpur)P.S.Case No.55 of 2001. However, let the court below send a copy of this order to Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna and Civil Surgeon, Patna who shall issue orders stopping the salaries of the investigating officer(s)and doctor(s). If the officers are posted outside the Patna district then copy of the order passed by each of them shall be sent to their concerned counterparts who shall assume that this order, was particularly directed to him for compliance. No salary shall be paid to the two officers unless they had produced a certificate issued by the trial court in connection with the above noted trial court that each of them have appeared and given their evidence. B.Kr. ( Dharnidhar Jha,J.)