ORDER :

Sandeep Sharma, J.

1. Being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the order dated 25.09.2020, passed by learned Special Judge-II, Kullu, H.P., in Cr. MP No. 221 of 2020, whereby an application under Section 293(2) of Cr.P.C., having been filed by the petitioner/accused (hereinafter referred to as 'accused') for summoning Sh. Kapil Sharma, Assistant Director, State Forensic Science Laboratory, Junga for cross-examination, came to be dismissed, accused has approached this Court in the instant proceedings filed under Section 397 read with Section 482 of Cr.P.C., praying therein to set aside the aforesaid impugned order.

2. For having bird's eye view of the matter, certain undisputed facts, which may be material for adjudication of the case at hand are that a case under Sections 20 & 21 of NDPS Act and Section 40 of the Excise Act, came to be lodged against the accused, in the year 2017 and since then, he is behind the bars. After completion of investigation, police has already presented the challan in the competent Court of law. Since, accused was not satisfied with the report given by State Forensic Science Laboratory, Junga, qua the contraband allegedly recovered from his conscious p