IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.51230 of 2008 VED PRAKASH @ VED PRAKASH VISHWAKARMA S/o Ram Ekbal Mistry, resident of village – Mubarakpur Kirshi Farm, P.S. – Danapur, District – Patna. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 22.01.2009 Heard Sri Rajeev Ranjan Sinha, Advocate for the petitioner and Sri Dasrath Mehta, APP for the State. The petitioner is alleged to be the assailant of the deceased on account of having given a Khanti blow on his head. The prayer is dismissed. It was contended during the hearing of the present petition that the charges were framed on 14.6.2007 and in a period over one and half years the court below, i.e., 9th Additional Sessions Judge, Patna has not been able in examining any witness. It does not appear from the rejection order as what was the reason for the pendency of the trial. I could direct the learned Additional Sessions Judge who could be trying Sessions Trial No. 311 of 2007 arising out of Danapur P.S. Case No. 624 of 2006/ G. R. No. 1803 of 2006 to ensure that the witnesses are produced before him regularly and the trial of the case is taken on a priority basis. Ensuring the production of the witnesses the learned Judge could issue a notice to Officer-in-charge of Danapur police - 2 - station appending thereto the list of witnesses cited in the charge sheet and directing him to remain physically present with them on all the dates of hearing for their evidence as has been directed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Shailendra Kumar Vs. State of Bihar reported in AIR 2002 SC 270. DKS/ (Dharnidhar Jha, J.)