ORDER :

The petitioner is challenging the docket order dated 22.01.2025 passed by the learned VI Additional District and Sessions Judge – Cum – Special Court for Trial of Offences against women, Chittoor.

2. The petitioner is listed witness No.1 (LW.1) and the sanction proceedings were sought to be marked through V.Siva Subramanyam/PW-56. The PW-56 who was the Clerk in the office of District Collector and he was the person and during his service he had processed the application and that he would also identify the signature of the sanctioning authority, the document was sought to be marked.

3. The defence objected for marking the said document through PW-56 as PW-56 is neither the author of the document nor is he the competent person to get the document marked on behalf of the Collector.

4. The learned Judge has considered the objection raised by the defence counsel and sustained the objection raised by the defence counsel.

5. The learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that this is the second round of litigation. The prosecution has filed Crl.MP.No.512 of 2024 in SC.No.110 of 2016 seeking to summon V.Siva Subramanyam, who had retired from service on 31.08.2017 as Dep