J U D G M E N T

Dated this the 13th day of January, 2025 The petitioner is the accused in S.C.No.986/2023 pending before the Fast Track Special Court, Chengannur. He is aggrieved by Ext.P4 Order of the learned Special Judge, which directed to send the signature in a certificate under Section 65B of the Evidence Act for comparison by the Forensic Science Laboratory.

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

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that Ext.P4 Order is seriously flawed, inasmuch as there exists no material to connect the petitioner with the crime in question. It was submitted that certain chats/messages between the petitioner and the victim is sought to be established by producing the print outs, which were allegedly taken from an electronic equipment in the studio of CW7. A certificate under Section 65B was initially issued by CW7. However, the authorship of that certificate was dishonored during the course of the trial. It was in such circumstance that the trial court directed the signature of CW7, as contained in the certificate under of the Evidence Act, to be compared by the Forensic Science Laboratory. Lear