ORDER : Ruma Pal, S.B. Sinha and H S.H. Kapadia, JJ. The Registry is directed to complete service on the unserved respondents within three weeks. Service on the Standing Counsel representing the States in this Court will be deemed to be sufficient service. 2. The matters are adjourned for six weeks at the end of which thelearned amicus curiae will submit a proposal as to the criteria or norms for affording protection to the witnesses as well as the nature of protection that may be afforded. It will be open to the States or any other authority or NGO to forward any suggestions that they may have to the learned amicus curiae within a period of three weeks from today. As far as non appearing States are concerned this order must be communicated to them. 3. The Union of India will make available to the learned amicus curiae any information that may have a bearing for the preparation of the proposal by the learned amicus curiae. 4. As far as the application of impleadment is concerned, since the applicants are petitioners in SLP (Crl.)No. 5309/03 it is not necessary for them to be formally added as parties. I.A.No...../04 given in Court by learned amicus curiae 5. A note submitted by the A.C. for directions today is treated as an application. Notice is issued to the State of Gujarat to respond to the allegation that despite specific prayer for furnishing copies of orders of all courts, be it the trial court or the High Court relating to the grant of bail to the accused the State Government had withheld the information relating to the High Court orders. Notice returnable on 26.7.2004. SLP 3770/03 In view of the subsequent developments including the decision of this Court setting aside the acquittal of the accused, no further order need be passed in this SLP. The SLP is disposed of in terms of the orders already passed.