SUNIL KUMAR SINHA, J.

( 1 ) THIS is a petition filed under Section 407 of the Code of criminal Procedure for transfer of Sessions trial No. 329/2005 (State through C. B. I, v. Amit Jogi and 30 others) pending in the court of Sessions Judge, Raipur (C. G ). The petition has been filed by the complainant^ first informant who happens to be the son of the deceased.

( 2 ) THE brief facts are that one Ram Avtar jaggi, a leader of Nationalist Congress party was shot dead in Raipur on 04. 06. 2003 at about 11 p. m. , and in this connection, a report was lodged by the petitioner vide FIR no. 105/2003 which was registered under section 302 of the IPC. The matter was handed over to the C. B. I. , and after due investigation, the CBI, filed charge sheet under Sections 120-B, 302,427 and 201/34 IPC and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act. After committal to the Court of Sessions on 08. 9. 2005, the learned Sessions Judge, raipur made over this case for trial to the court of 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, raipur. During the course of trial, the said court recorded evidence of about 150 prosecution witnesses and about 53 witnesses were given up. Thereafter, a transfer petition was filed by the acc