THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.1246 of 2024

O R D E R

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C.’), the petitioner/accused is challenging the order, dated 19.01.2023 in Crl.M.P.No.3361 of 2022 in C.C.No.458 of 2019 passed by the XVI Additional Judge-cum-XX Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, City Civil Court at Secunderabad and confirmed on 24.11.2023 in Crl.R.P.No.28 of 2023 by the Court of Special Judge for trial of offences under SCs & STs (POA) Act cum VI Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Secunderabad. By the impugned order, the application filed by the petitioner under Section 45 of Indian Evidence Act was dismissed.

2. Heard Sri P.Pravin Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri J.Susheel Kumar, learned counsel for respondent No.1 and Sri M.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent No.2 – State.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the cheques and promissory note vide Ex.P1 and P2 are forged. Therefore, the petitioner filed a petition under section 45 of Indian Evidence Act, to know the genuinity of Ex.P1 and P2 and he