Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat:

1. In these revisional proceedings, under Section 397, Criminal Procedure Code (“Cr.PC.”), the petitioners impugn orders of the Special Judge, dated order dated 27.02.2007 (which directed recording of the statement U/s 313 Cr. P.C). By order dated 06.03.2007, the application to recall the first impugned order was rejected. The third order under challenge is dated 21-3-2007.

2. The facts necessary to decide the proceedings are that due to a bomb explosion at Samastipur Railway Station, at 6.30 p.m on 02.01.1975 Shri L.N. Mishra, the then Railway Minister sustained serious injuries. He expired on 03.01.1975 in the morning at 9 am at Danapur, Bihar. The matter was investigated initially by local police, C.I.D and later by CBI. A few persons earlier arrested were discharged. Two of them made confessional statements and one was recorded U/s 164 Cr. P.C. The CBI gave them a clean chit. In June 1975 internal Emergency was imposed and the Ananda Marg sect was banned. The case was later transferred for trial to Delhi. As of today four persons i.e. Santoshanand, Sudevanand, Gopal Ji and Ranjan Dwivedi are accused, and are facing trial.

3. The prosecution eviden

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