IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.1084 of 2007 KRISHNA CHANDAR SHARMA & ANR Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 3 18.11.2008. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Petitioner no.1 is the informant, whereas petitioner no.2 is his daughter. Petitioner no.1 had filed Maker PS case no. 23 of 2003 case under sections 498A/34 I.P.C. making allegations against opp parties 2,3 and other in-laws of her daughter (petitioner no.2) in which opp.parties, particularly opp.party no.2, husband of petitioner no.2 had got conditional bail on the assurance that he would certainly return to India and will take and keep his wife (petitioner no.2) with him. Opp party no.2 had also undertaken that he will fully co-operate in the trial. The petitioner further submits that opp parties have not only misused the privilege of bail but they are not co operating in the trial. He submits that prosecution evidence has been closed on 20.1.2008 and the case is pending awaiting evidence on behalf of accused persons. Learned counsel further submits that defence has not adduced any evidence and court should not await endlessly for recording evidence, if the opp party does not want to adduce evidences. In am in agreement with the learned counsel for the petitioner that the court should not endlessly wait for defence to produce witnesses. Only a reasonable time is to be provided for producing witnesses. In this view of the matter, this court directs the trial court that in case defence is not bringing its witnesses, he/she should close - 2 - the evidence and dispose of the trial expeditiously, preferably within four months from the date of receipt of this order. In case opp parties do not co- operate in the trial, the learned Magistrate may take appropriate steps. The writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. Shashi. (S.P.Singh,J)