ORDER

Looking to facts and circumstances of the case, issuance of notice to respondent No.2 is dispensed with.

2. This petition is filed by the petitioner-accused under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. setting aside the order of dismissal of the application under Section 311 of Cr.P.C filed by the learned counsel for the petitioner for recalling of PW-1/victim in Spl.Case.No.510/2017 vide order dated 18.04.2022 for the offences punishable under Sections 4 and 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (for short ‘POCSO’ Act)

3. Heard Sri.M.R.Nanjunda Gowda, learned counsel for the petitioner and the Sri.R.D.Renukaradhya, learned High Court Government Pleader for the respondent No.1-State. Perused the materials on record.

4. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner-accused is facing trial before the Special Court (POCSO Court) for the offences punishable under Sections 4 and 8 of the POCSO Act. The P.W.1/victim prosecutrix the cross-examination as P.W.1 and she said to be remained absent for cross-examination and the Police have brought her back for cross-examination. Learned counsel for the petitioner is said to have sought some adjournment for cross-examin