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7. The facts of the case have been briefly noticed in the preceding paragraphs. Serial bomb blasts took place in Bangalore on 25.07.2008 which shocked not only the Bangalore city or the State but the entire country, as in such terror attacks it is only the innocents who suffer. The investigation had to be scientific. At the instance of the accused no. 3, electronic devices such as one Laptop, one external Hard Disc, 3 Pen Drives, 5 floppies, 13 CDs, 6 SIM cards, 3 mobile phones, one memory card and 2 digital cameras etc. were recovered and seized. These were sent for examination to the CFSL, Hyderabad. Report was received on 29.11.2010. The same was submitted before the Trial Court on 16.10.2012 and sought to be proved at the time of recording of statement, M. Krishna, Assistant Government Examiner, Computer Forensic Division, CFSL, appeared as PW-189. The accused vide application dated 06.03.2017 objected to taking the report dated 29.11.2010 in evidence in the absence of a certificate under Section 65-B of the Act. Immediately, thereafter a certificate dated 27.04.2017 was got issued under Section 65-B of the Act and an application was filed under Section 311 of the Cr. P.C. seeking to recall M. Krishna (PW-189) and to produce the aforesaid certificate in evidence. The trial 2023 SCC OnLine SC 1447 was still pending. Learned Trial Court without appreciating the legal position in this regard had dismissed the application. The order was upheld by the High Court. It was primarily for the reason of delay in producing the certificate under Section 65B of the Act.