JUDGMENT :-

P.N. Prakash, J.

(Prayer: Criminal Appeal filed under Section 21 of the National Investigation Agency Act seeking to set aside the order dated 15.09.2021 passed in Crl.M.P. No.207 of 2021 on the file of the Special Court for NIA Act Cases, Poonamallee and direct the Director, Tamil Nadu Forensic Sciences Department (TNFSD), Kamarajar Salai, Chennai, to take necessary steps for obtaining voice samples of accused person, the respondent herein, for comparison of the same with the questioned / disputed voice of the respondent herein.)

1. Mohammed Iqbal @ Senthil Kumar, the respondent herein, is said to have posted certain offensive materials in his Facebook account denigrating Hindus and instigating Muslims to unleash violence against Hindus. The police took note of this and registered a case in C1, Thideer Nagar P.S. Cr.No.971/2020 under Sections 153-A, 153B, 505(1)(b), 505(1)(c) and 505(2) of IPC and Section 13(1)(b) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (for brevity “the UAP Act”) against him on 01.12.2020 and arrested him the next day, i.e., 02.12.2020. Based on his confession, a mobile phone was seized and the same was sent to the Forensic Sciences Department