HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Transfer Petition (CL) No. 15/2011 Petitioner Udayveer Singh Versus Asha Devi and others Appearance: Shri N. Naha Roy, counsel for the petitioner. Shri Suryakant Mishra, PL for the State. Respondents Sinqle Bench: Hon’bte Shri Prashant Kumar Mishra, J. ORAL ORDER (25.1 1 .201 1) This transfer application has been preferred by the first informant for transfer of the criminal triai against accused persons from Dantewada to Raipur. it is said that the accused persons have committed offence punishable under Section 304-B of IPC (2) Learned counsel submits that he Is resident of Village Gapchanyapur Post Kalsan P S lndergarh District Kannaui (UP) which is Situated almost 1500 kms away from Dantewada where the trial is in progress. He further submits that the accused persons are threatening him of dire consequences and shall eliminate him if he appears'as a Witness in the trial therefore it may be transferred to any competent court at Raipur (3) Trial of a criminal case cannot be transferred at the convenience 'of a witness. If the petitioner is apprehensive of ahy untoward incident when he visits Dantewada to depose against accused persons, he may seek Police protection on the date of hearing and whenever such demand is made by the petitioner, the concerned Police shall provide him full security for visiting Dantewada and going back to his native place after. recording his evidence The petitioner may also seek Police protection for traveling from Raipur to Dantewada and for the return journey also (4) With the above direction the instant petition is disposed of w/ . Sd/— Mishl‘a Prashant Kumar Judge