ORDER

The petitioner is the 1 st accused in S.C No 436 of 2018 on the files of the Court of the Additional Sessions Judge, Irinjalakuda, which is arising from Crime No.200/2017 of Chalakkudy Police Station. The offences alleged against the petitioner and other accused are punishable under sections 302, 307 read with section 120B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

2. The prosecution case is that, the first accused, while driving a tipper lorry from Chalkudy to Athirappilly, saw the deceased and his brother going to Chalakudy through the other side of the road, and thereupon the 1 st accused took a ‘U’ turn in front of the Silver Storm Park, situated on the side of the said road, went towards the Chalakudy side and hit behind the scooter of the deceased Libin, thereby caused his death.

3. The images of the 1 st accused taking ‘U’ turn and the collision between the vehicles were captured by CCTV cameras installed in front of the said Silver Storm Park. Therefore, on 22.02.2017, the investigation officer, with the assistance of CW 20, who is an Electrical Engineer by profession and was working as the Mechanical and Operation Department of the said park, got the said video footage copied in D