JUDGEMENT
Ranjan Gogoi, C.J.I. -
(1.)Leave granted in Special Leave Petition (Criminal) Nos. 9671 of 2017, 1048 of 2018, 2225 of 2018 and 3272 of 2018.
(2.)Criminal Appeal No.2003 of 2012.
Facts:
On 7th December, 2009 the In-charge of the Electronics Cell of Sadar Bazar Police Station located in the district of Saharanpur of the State of Uttar Pradesh lodged a First Information Report ("FIR" for short) alleging that one Dhoom Singh in association with the appellant - Ritesh Sinha, was engaged in collection of monies from different people on the promise of jobs in the Police. Dhoom Singh was arrested and one mobile phone was seized from him. The Investigating Authority wanted to verify whether the recorded conversation in the mobile phone was between Dhoom Singh and the appellant - Ritesh Sinha. They, therefore, needed the voice sample of the appellant and accordingly filed an application before the learned jurisdictional Chief Judicial Magistrate ("CJM" for short) praying for summoning the appellant to the Court for recording his voice sample.
(3.)The learned CJM, Saharanpur by order dated 8th January, 2010 issued summons to the appellant to appear before the Investigating Officer and to give his voice sample. This order of the learned CJM was challenged before the High Court of Allahabad under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as "Cr.P.C."). The High Court having negatived the challenge made by the appellant by its order dated 9th July, 2010, the present appeal has been filed.
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