JUDGMENT :

RAJESH BINDAL, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. Vide order¹ [Dated 27.01.2022] passed by the High Court² [High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru] in Criminal Petition No. 2585 of 2019 filed by the appellant-State, an order dated 18.01.2018 passed by the Trial Court³ [XLVIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge (Special Court for Trial of CBI Cases) City Civil Court, Bangalore] was upheld. Vide the aforesaid order an applications⁴ [S.C. Nos. 1480/2010 and 1481/2010] filed by the prosecution under Section 311 of the Cr.P.C.⁵ [The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973] seeking recall of M. Krishna (PW-189) and permit the prosecution to produce the report and the certificate under Section 65B of the Act⁶ [The Indian Evidence Act, 1872] was rejected.

3. Genesis of the trial is that in a serial bomb blasts which took place in Bangalore on 25.07.2008, one woman lost her life whereas several persons were injured. Several FIRs were registered at Madivala⁷ [Criminal Case No. 483/2008], Koramangala⁸ [Criminal Case No. 297/2008], Byatarayanapura⁹ [Criminal Case No. 314/2008], Kengeri¹⁰ [Criminal Case No. 117/2008], Ashokanagar¹¹ [Criminal Case No. 260/2008 and 261/2008], Sampangirama¹² [Criminal Ca