1. The petitioner herein is the 1st accused in S.C. No. 86 of 2014 on the file of the Additional Sessions Court (Adhoc-II), Kalpetta. He along with the other accused are being proceeded against for having committed offences punishable under Sections 452, 323, 324, 326, 307 read with 34 of the IPC.

2. After the close of prosecution evidence when it was felt that it was not a case of no evidence, warranting acquittal under Section 232 of the Code, the accused were called upon to enter upon their defence. An application which is produced as Annexure 1 was filed and three witnesses were sought to be summoned.

(a) The defence witness No. 1 was the Station House Officer of the Sultan Bathery Police Station and he was sought to be summoned to appear and produce the General Diary, Log Book, Vehicle Movement Register, Beat Book and Beat Register of Beat No. 1 of the said Station pertaining to the period from 15.12.2013 to 16.12.2013.

(b) The 2nd witness was the Superintendent of the Government Taluk Hospital, Sulthan Bathery, and he was required to produce the Intimation Register and office copy of intimation of certain injured persons.

(c) The 3rd witness was the Medical Officer-in-char