ORDER :

1. The petitioner is the sole accused in SC No. 440/2020 on the file of the IVth Additional Sessions Court, Kollam (for short ‘the court below’). He faced trial for the offence punishable u/s 302 of IPC.

2. The prosecution allegation is that the petitioner committed murder of his wife.

3. During the investigation stage, the petitioner requested the investigating agency to subject him to scientific test including brain mapping, polygraph and narco analysis to prove his innocence. Accordingly, brain mapping and polygraph test were conducted, but narco analysis was not conducted.

4. The prosecution, however, did not produce the result of scientific examination along with the final report. Hence, the petitioner filed an application at the court below as Annexure I to give direction to the investigating officer to produce the scientific examination result of brain mapping and polygraph examination. The court below after hearing both sides dismissed the said application as per Annexure II order. The said order is under challenge in this Crl. M.C.

5. I have heard Sri. S. Rajeev, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri. G. Sudheer, the learned Public Prosecutor.

6. It is not in di