ORDER

Dated this the 11^th day of February, 2025

The petitioner is the sole accused in S.C.No.936/2024 of the Special Court (POCSO) Kunnamkulam. Petitioner is aggrieved by Annexure-A5 Order, which rejected petitioner’s application under Section 91 Cr.P.C . to produce certain CCTV footage inside the Police Station and the General Diary entries, in order to substantiate the presence and movements of the accused in the Police Station.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. Perused the records.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, the petitioner has a definite case, that he was illegally detained from 4.00 p.m. on 31.03.2024, contrary to the prosecution claim of arrest at 7 p.m., on 01.04.2024. It is the further case of the petitioner that the SHO concerned has personal acquaintance with the defacto complainant’s mother. According to the learned counsel, the illegal detention is crucial to the petitioner’s defense. In order to establish the above referred contention of the petitioner, the petitioner seeks the CCTV footage and the General Diary entries to be produced before the Court, by virtue of Annexure A4 application. The trial