https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2017/08/14/applications-under-s-1563-crpc-are-to-be-supported-by-an-affidavit-duly-sworn-to-by-applicant-invoking-jurisdiction-of-the-magistrate/
Applications under S. 156(3) CrPC are to be supported by an affidavit duly sworn to by applicant invoking jurisdiction of the Magistrate