1. This petition is filed by the petitioners-accused nos.1 to 4 in S.C. No. 5006/2016 by challenging the order passed by the trial Judge on an application filed u/S 311 of Cr.P.C. dated 30.01.2018 wherein the trial Court has permitted the prosecution to produce the additional evidence, as micro chip and CD.

2. I have heard the arguments of the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Govt. Pleader for the State and perused the records.

3. Brief facts of the case are as under:

The P.S.I. of Kampli Police Station has registered a case in Crime No. 137/2015 relating to the case in S.C. No. 5006/2016 for the offences stated supra wherein the Investigating Officer has laid the charge sheet against the accused in the aforesaid crime. Subsequent to laying the charge sheet against the accused, the trial Court has framed charge against them and thereafter proceeded with the case for trial.

4. In S.C. No. 5006/2016 the prosecution in all examined 44 witnesses including the complainant who is examined as P.W.8. On 06.12.2017 the prosecution has filed an application u/S 311 of Cr.P.C. as wherein seeking production of Micro Chip and CD as additional documents/ evidence, which were in possession of the complainant and also adducing evidence alleging that the deceased has narrated the incident which are faced by her during her marital life with the husband, being arraigned as accused no.1, namely, Avinash. She has narrated the incident to her father-P.W.8 while she was in VIMS Hospital, Ballari. The incident in which narrated by her was recorded/ video-graphed in the mobile phone by her father-P.W.8, the complainant. The petitioners being arraigned as accused in the aforesaid Sessions Case as wherein the defence counsel have filed objections to the said application filed by the prosecution for having to produce micro chip and CD as additional evidence.

5. Whereas the counsel for the petitioners herein has produced document no.1, which is the application filed by the prosecution u/S 311 of Cr.P.C. and the document no.2 is the objection filed by the defence counsel for the accused as they being the petitioners herein. Document no.3 is the copy of the order sheet maintained in the aforesaid Sessions case as wherein the trial Court has passed the impugned order dated 30.01.2018 on the application filed u/S 311 of Cr.P.C. for production of micro chip and CD as additional evidence. The accused are charge sheeted for the offences stated supra, as the prosecution set up the theory that the complainant- Honnura Rao’s daughter, namely, Jyoti, was given in marriage to accused No.1-Avinash on 02.05.2014. During her marriage, that her father has provided dowry in terms of cash and gold items. Subsequent to her marriage she had been to her matrimonial home to lead her marital life, wherein the accused have demanded additional dowry which is stated in the complaint and also extended life threat to her saying as to face dire consequences if they do not fulfill their demand. The same has been intimated by the said Jyoti to her father, who is the complainant-P.W.8. On 21.10.2015 that her husband-accused no.1, namely, Avinash, who had colluded with the other accused and doused kerosene on her person and set her ablaze, as a result of that, she sustained severe burn injuries and succumbed to the injuries. It is based upon his complaint, a crime came to be registered and thereafter the Investigating Officer proceeded with the case for investigation as wherein the Investigating Officer has laid the charge sheet in Crime No. 137/2015 against the accused for the aforesaid offences.

6. In this petition, the learned counsel namely Sri. V.M. Sheelavant, for the petitioners has taken me through the impugned order passed by the trial Court on the application filed by the prosecution u/S 311 of Cr.P.C. for production of micro chip and CD relating to the incident narrated by the deceased Jyoti, who being the daughter of the complainant, as the accused are the