( 1 ) THIS is a petition under S. 407 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for transfer of Sessions Trial No. 102 of 1996 from Seoni to Jabalpur or Indore.

( 2 ) IT is not in dispute that non-applicant No. 2 Vinod Kumar Rai is an advocate practising at Seoni. He is facing trial for the offences punishable under Ss. 363, 366, 342, 328 and 506-B Indian Penal Code on the report of applicant No. 1 Ku. Bhavna daughter of applicant No. 2 Madan Babel in the Court of II Additional Sessions Judge, Seoni. The Bar Association, Seoni in its general meeting passed a resolution comdemning the act of the police in arresting Vinod Kumar Rai and ill-treating him. A copy of that resolution is Annexure A. This resolution was passed on the complaint of Vinod Kumar Rai. He has filed a Civil Suit under S. 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 alleging that applicant No. 1 Bhavna is his wife. She appeared in that civil suit to contest it. She made an application to the effect that she is not getting a suitable lawyer from Seoni to defend her in the civil suit. The non-applicant No. 2 got the summons issued to her giving her addresses of Ratlam, Mandsour and Jaipur without any order of the C