ORDER : 1. By order dated 16th December, 2003, passed in Special Criminal Application No.1200 of 2003, the High Court directed that narco test of the accused-petitioner Jitubhai Babubhai Patel be conducted at the earliest and not later than fifteen days from the date of the receipt of the application submitted by the Investigating Officer. It seems that pursuant to the said order, the Investigating Officer addressed a letter to the petitioner for remaining present on 22nd December, 2003 for narco test. On receipt of that letter, some telegrams were sent by the accused to the learned Judges. In the impugned order dated 26th December, 2003, the High Court has rightly deprecated the practice of sending telegrams to the Judges but left the matter at that without taking any further action. The order, however, reiterates the earlier directions dated 16th December, 2003 about conduct of narco test. 2. The main question for consideration in these petitions is whether narco test can be conducted without the consent of the petitioner. Insofar as the present case is concerned, the respondent-State, on affidavit, has taken the stand that it does not want to conduct the said test without the consent of the petitioner. Mr.Lalit, learned senior counsel appearing for the respondent, reiterates that stand and submits that the narco test in the present case would be conducted only if the petitioner consents. Learned counsel for the petitioner objects to the said test and states that the petitioner is not willing to give his consent. 3. In view of the stand of the respondent, insofar as the present case is concerned, the point in issue has become only academic and, therefore, we leave it to be decided in an appropriate case. The direction of the High Court in conduct of narco test of the petitioner is clarified to mean that the test would be conducted only in the event of the petitioner consenting thereto. 4. The special leave petitions are disposed of accordingly.