Nandkishor Balreddy Kontame And ANR v. The State Of Maharashtra

criwp1328-2015

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1328 OF 2015 (Nandkishor Balreddy Kontame and another Vs. The State of Maharashtra) ---- Smt. Supriya Pansambal, Advocate holding for Mr. V.D. Gunale, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. R.B. Bagul, A.P.P. for the respondent-State ---- CORAM : M.T. JOSHI, J.

DATE : 08/02/2016 ORAL ORDER :

1.

Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners.

2.

The application filed by the present writ petitioners i.e. original accused in the sessions court with a prayer that the accused be sent for Narco test, was dismissed. Inter alia, the learned Sessions Judge found that the application is not maintainable and the trial was at the concluding stage. It was also observed that the result of the Narco test is already held as inconclusive by the Supreme Court of India.

3.

The order of the learned Sessions Judge cannot be faulted with. The learned Sessions Judge has properly

criwp1328-2015 found that the Narco test is taken as an aid for investigation. There is no merit in the writ petition. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed.

[M.T. JOSHI] JUDGE npj/criwp1328-2015