Heard Shri A.K. Kashyap, learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State as well as Mr. S.K. Murari, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant.

2. In this application, the prayer of the petitioners is for quashing the order dated 20.11.2014, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-VIIth, Dhanbad in Sessions Trial No.7/2000, whereby and whereunder the application filed on behalf of the petitioners under Section 311 of Cr.P.C was rejected.

3. The prosecution story in brief is that on 15.7.1998, the deceased-Binod Singh was traveling on an ambassador car, which was being driven by Manu Ansari and it is said that when they reached near Shahid Bhagat Singh Chowk, Katras, three persons in a Maruti Van reached there and fired at Binod Singh and thereafter fled away. It was also alleged that two accused persons could be identified and the informant claimed that both the named accused persons along with Bachha Singh (petitioner no. 1) had hatched a conspiracy to kill the deceased-Binod Singh.

After investigation, chargesheet was submitted by the police on 16.09.1998 against the accused persons under section