THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CRIMINAL PETITION No. 2623 OF 2008 ORDER: 1. This Criminal Petition is filed by the State under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to set aside the order dated 04.03.2008 in Criminal Revision Petition No.4 of 2008 on the file of the III Additional Sessions Judge, Karimnagar, to the extent of holding that upon consent of the accused, Narco Analysis Test shall be conducted. 2. This aspect of the case has been decided by the Apex Court in a decision in Smt. Selvi & Ors. V. State of Karnataka,[1] wherein it is held that results obtained through involuntary administration of either of the impugned tests (i.e. the narcoanalysis technique, polygraph examination and the BEAP test) come within the scope of ‘testimonial compulsion’, thereby attractive the protective shield of Article 20(3) of the Constitution of India. Therefore, the impugned order does not suffer from any infirmities so as to call for interference by this Court. 3. The Criminal Petition is devoid of merit and is, accordingly, dismissed. ---------------- 16.7.2010 DRK THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CRIMINAL PETITION No. 2623 OF 2008 Date: 16.7.2010 Between: State of A.P. rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad …Petitioner And Malla Raji Reddy @ Sathenna …Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CRIMINAL PETITION No. 2623 of 2008 16.7.2010 [1] 2010 (4) SCALE 690