IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:- 29.07.2025 KARAM SINGH ......Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & ANOTHER ......Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present:- Mr. Japjit Singh Johal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Harkanwar Jeet Singh, Asstt. A.G., Punjab.

None for respondent No.2.

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JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J.

The prayer in the present petition under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 is for quashing of the order dated 27.05.2025 (Annexure P-8) passed by the Addl. Sessions Judge, Hoshiarpur whereby the application dated 10.01.2023 (Annexure P-6) filed by the prosecution for obtaining voice samples of the petitioner has been allowed.

2. The brief facts of the case are that an FIR No.11 dated 31.05.2019 under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Police Station Vigilance Bureau Range, Range Jalandhar came to be registered against the petitioner (accused). He was granted the concession of bail. Subsequent thereto, the prosecution moved an application dated 23.07.2019 (Annexure P-2) before the Court of Addl. Sessions Judge, Hoshiarpur seeking permission to take the voice samples of the petitioner. The petitioner filed a reply (Annexu