O R D E R

The petitioner is the accused in SC No. 644/2022 on the file of the Addl.District and Sessions Court-II, Mavelikkara. The above case is chargesheeted alleging offences punishable under Secs. 302, 323, 324 and 325 of the IPC . The court below framed charge against the petitioner and on 26.08.2023, the petitioner engaged a counsel to defend the charge against him. Now, the case stands scheduled for examination of witness from 06.10.2023 to 19.10.2023. An application for rescheduling the trial, because of the inconvenience of the counsel, is rejected.

2. It is submitted that the prosecution mainly rely upon the forensic report, but the report is not received and the trial is scheduled without noticing the same. This Court directed the learned Public Prosecutor to verify the same. The Public Prosecutor also submitted that the forensic report is not received and it will take one month time to get it. If that is the case, I think the trial is to be rescheduled after one month. The Public Prosecutor also submitted that the forensic report is vital in this case as far as the prosecution is concerned. In such circumstances, I think the impugned order can be set aside and the learn