Delhi HC Issues Directions For Streamlining The Recording of Victims/Witnesses Testimonies Of Foreign Nationals [Read Judgment]
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi HC Issues Directions For Streamlining The Recording of Victims/Witnesses Testimonies Of Foreign Nationals [Read Judgment]

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Highlighting the importance of efficient recording of witness testimonies in a criminal trial, the Delhi High Court has issued a series of directions for collecting the evidence given by victims/witnesses, who are foreign nationals, in cases of sexual assault.The Division Bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal has issued directions to the Delhi Government, Delhi. Highlighting the importance of efficient recording of witness testimonies in a criminal trial, the Delhi High Court has issued a series of directions for collecting the evidence given by victims/witnesses, who are foreign nationals, in cases of sexual assault. The Division Bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal has issued directions to the Delhi Government, Delhi Police, Delhi High Court, and the trial courts, to make the said process more compliant with the MHA Guidelines of 2019, and a detailed report submitted by Senior Counsel Rebecca John. In furtherance of the given priority, the court has also recommended training sessions for judicial officers, technical staff, and police officials must be conducted to familiarize them with the procedures contained in the MHA Guidelines, 2019, the Video-Conferencing Guidelines issued by the High Court of Delhi, and the Delhi Criminal Courts Rules, 2015.

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Delhi HC refuses to intervene in order for revision in CLAT-2025 result
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Delhi HC refuses to intervene in order for revision in CLAT-2025 result

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to intervene in an order directing the Consortium of National Law Universities to revise the result of CLAT-2025 over errors in the answer key. A Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela while dealing with an appeal by the consortium against the decision of a High Court single …

2020 Delhi Riots: High Court Upholds Order Framing Charges Against Accused, Says 'Evidence Will Be Filtered In The Crucible Of Trial'
3 weeks ago

2020 Delhi Riots: High Court Upholds Order Framing Charges Against Accused, Says 'Evidence Will Be Filtered In The Crucible Of Trial'

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has upheld a trial court order framing charges against one Salim Malik booked in a case related to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Justice Anish Dayal rejected Malik's plea against the trial court order that framed charges against him for the offences under Sections 147, 148, 427, 435 ten rupees), 436, 450, 149 and 188 of …

Delhi HC summons woman to verify man's claim of consensual marriage
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Delhi HC summons woman to verify man's claim of consensual marriage

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court has directed a woman to appear in person to verify whether her marriage with a man was consensual or not. Delhi HC summons woman to verify man's claim of consensual marriage When the woman appeared before the bench of Justices Pratibha M Singh and Amit Sharma through video-conferencing, her video was not switched on …

Delhi riots: HC seeks police stand on accused's plea to preserve case diary
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delhi riots: HC seeks police stand on accused's plea to preserve case diary

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the stand of the city police on a plea by a student activist seeking to preserve the case diary of a probe related to the communal riots that had erupted in parts of the city in February 2020. Delhi riots: HC seeks police stand on accused's plea to preserve case diary …

Take Policy Decision On Guidelines For Foreigners With Criminal Cases And Expired Indian Visas: Delhi High Court To Centre
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Take Policy Decision On Guidelines For Foreigners With Criminal Cases And Expired Indian Visas: Delhi High Court To Centre

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently asked the Union Government to take a policy decision as to whether certain guidelines ought to be framed at national level in respect of foreigners against whom criminal cases are lodged and whose Indian visas have expired.A division bench comprising of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma also directed the Centre to …

2020 Delhi riots case: HC asks trial court not to pass order on charges till Sep 23
3 months, 4 weeks ago

2020 Delhi riots case: HC asks trial court not to pass order on charges till Sep 23

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the trial court not to pass a final order on framing of charges till September 23 in connection with the case of alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. 2020 Delhi riots case: HC asks trial court not to pass order on charges till Sep 23 The high court’s …

Delhi HC asks Sunita Kejriwal to remove video of hearing in Arvind Kejriwal case
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC asks Sunita Kejriwal to remove video of hearing in Arvind Kejriwal case

Op India  

On 15th June, the Delhi High Court issued an order to Sunita Kejriwal, the wife of Aam Aadmi Party’s national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and many others to remove footage of the proceedings during which he addressed the court after his arrest in connection with the excise policy case. The Public Interest Litigation filed by attorney Vaibhav …

Delhi HC orders Sunita Kejriwal to take down video recording of court proceedings in excise policy case
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC orders Sunita Kejriwal to take down video recording of court proceedings in excise policy case

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on June 15 directed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal to take down a video recording of court proceedings related to the excise policy case from social media platforms. A Bench of justices Neena Bansal Krishna and Amit Sharma issued notices to six people, including Sunita Kejriwal, and social media intermediaries X, Meta and Youtube …

Delhi HC orders Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita, social media to take down video of court hearing in excise policy case
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC orders Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita, social media to take down video of court hearing in excise policy case

Live Mint  

The Delhi High Court directed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife to take down video recording of court hearing in the excise policy case from social media platforms. Several social media handles were also directed to remove the video recording of court proceedings when her husband addressed the court in person following his arrest in the excise policy case. The Delhi …

Delhi HC to hear plea on Saturday against CM Kejriwal’s wife Sunita, others for violating Video Conferencing Rules
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC to hear plea on Saturday against CM Kejriwal’s wife Sunita, others for violating Video Conferencing Rules

Live Mint  

The Delhi High Court is to conduct hearing on a plea on Saturday against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal and others, seeking action against her and others for violating Delhi HC Video Conferencing Rules. Plea alleged that Kejriwal and others illegally recorded the proceedings of the trial court when Delhi CM was produced before the trial court …

Delhi Police to scrutinise CCTV footage at Kejriwal's House to investigate Maliwal's assault complaint
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Police to scrutinise CCTV footage at Kejriwal's House to investigate Maliwal's assault complaint

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Delhi Police has written to the company that has installed CCTVs at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's place to take footage of the incident in which party MP Swati Maliwal was allegedly assaulted at the Chief Minister's house, sources said. The police will check the time at which Maliwal reached the Chief Minister's House on May 13 …

Delhi Police registers case in connection with doctored videos of Home Minister Amit Shah
8 months, 1 week ago

Delhi Police registers case in connection with doctored videos of Home Minister Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police registered a case on Sunday after a complaint by the Ministry of Home Affairs in connection with the doctored videos of Union Home Minister Amit Shah being circulated on social media platforms, officials said. Union home minister and BJP leader Amit Shah The Special Cell has registered an FIR under various sections of the IPC and relevant …

Situation In Record Rooms Of District Courts Is Grim, Record Must Be Weeded Out Expeditiously: Delhi High Court
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Situation In Record Rooms Of District Courts Is Grim, Record Must Be Weeded Out Expeditiously: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that the situation in the record rooms of the District Courts in the national capital is grim and the process of weeding out of the record needs to be carried out expeditiously.A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said that the process of weeding out needs …

Court pulls up Delhi police for lapses in probe in 8-year-old case
10 months, 1 week ago

Court pulls up Delhi police for lapses in probe in 8-year-old case

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court has pulled up the Delhi Police for a “serious lack of professionalism and lapses in the investigation” in an eight-year-old case after a woman approached the court with an application to call for a status report of the investigation into the death of her husband HT Image The court rejected an untraced report filed by police holding …

Delhi High Court Orders Mandatory E-Filing For Civil & Criminal Cases In District Courts, Digitisation Of Records Of Decided Cases
1 year ago

Delhi High Court Orders Mandatory E-Filing For Civil & Criminal Cases In District Courts, Digitisation Of Records Of Decided Cases

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently ordered that e-filing of pleadings, documents and interim applications be made mandatory in the civil jurisdictions and criminal complaint cases before all the District Courts in the national capital.Directing that the “Centralised Filing System” for filings related to ongoing and pending cases be implemented in all the District Courts, a division bench. The Delhi …

Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Expeditious Disposal Of Criminal Cases Against MPs, MLAs
1 year ago

Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Expeditious Disposal Of Criminal Cases Against MPs, MLAs

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued directions for expeditious and effective disposal of criminal cases pending in the designated courts against the members of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies. A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna directed the Principal District and Sessions Judge of the Rouse Avenue Court to ensure almost equal pendency of. A …

Recording of Prosecutrix's Testimony Through Two-Way Video Conferencing Not Adverse, No Denial Of Right To Fair Trial Of Accused: Delhi High Court
1 year ago

Recording of Prosecutrix's Testimony Through Two-Way Video Conferencing Not Adverse, No Denial Of Right To Fair Trial Of Accused: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that recording of testimony of a prosecutrix in sexual assault cases through “two-way video conferencing facility” is not adverse nor does it amount to denial of accused's right to fair trial or effective cross-examination. “This Court is of the view that the facility of video-conferencing through which the testimony of the prosecutrix can be …

Commercial Courts Can Record Cross-Examination Of Outstation Witnesses Through Video Conferencing: Delhi High Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Commercial Courts Can Record Cross-Examination Of Outstation Witnesses Through Video Conferencing: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has said that commercial courts can permit recording of cross-examination of overseas or outstation witnesses, who cannot travel due to any reason, through video conferencing after following the prescribed procedure, if the reason is found to be genuine and bona fide. “This would ensure that cross-examination of witnesses is not conducted in a never ending manner …

Court pulls up police for shoddy probe in 2020 Delhi riots case
1 year, 2 months ago

Court pulls up police for shoddy probe in 2020 Delhi riots case

The Hindu  

The Karkardooma court in Delhi has once again slammed the police for the shoddy probe in a case pertaining to northeast Delhi riots in 2020. The court asked the Police Commissioner to conduct an inquiry against the Investigating Officer who prepared the charge sheet merely based on “hearsay evidence”. “.it is very painful that previous IOs literally wasted time of …

Delhi High Court Directs District Judges To Ensure Records Of Disposed Cases Are Immediately Transmitted To Record Room
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi High Court Directs District Judges To Ensure Records Of Disposed Cases Are Immediately Transmitted To Record Room

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed all the District Judges in the national capital to ensure that after disposal of a case, its records are immediately transmitted to the record room. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula was dealing with a public interest litigation concerning the lack of standardised procedure for the acknowledgment …

Delhi Riots UAPA Case: Accused Move Court Seeking Clarity On Completion Of Delhi Police Investigation Before Arguments On Charge
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi Riots UAPA Case: Accused Move Court Seeking Clarity On Completion Of Delhi Police Investigation Before Arguments On Charge

Live Law  

Various accused in the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case on Thursday moved a Delhi Court seeking clarity from the Delhi Police on the overall status and completion of its investigation in the case being probed by the Special Cell, before proceeding with the arguments on charge.The applications have been moved by Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha …

SC stops CBI from recording statements of two Manipur women victims at noon
1 year, 5 months ago

SC stops CBI from recording statements of two Manipur women victims at noon

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on August 1 stopped the Central Bureau of Investigation from “recording the statements” of the two women victims of the Thoubal sexual violence incident in Manipur at noon, just two hours before a scheduled Supreme Court hearing in the case. The Chief Justice immediately told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to ask the CBI officials to pause, as …

Delhi High Court Directs District Courts To Permit Lawyers Or Parties To Appear Virtually Without Prior Request
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi High Court Directs District Courts To Permit Lawyers Or Parties To Appear Virtually Without Prior Request

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed all district courts in the national capital to permit any of the parties or their lawyers to appear through hybrid or video-conferencing mode during court proceedings, without any requirement of a prior request. As per a circular issued today, the full court of the High Court has issued various directions regarding the conduct of …

Delhi Riots UAPA Case: Court Summons Special Police Commissioner After Inspector Fails To Answer Query On Probe Status
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi Riots UAPA Case: Court Summons Special Police Commissioner After Inspector Fails To Answer Query On Probe Status

Live Law  

A Delhi Court has summoned the Special Commissioner of Delhi Police’s Special Cell after an inspector failed to answer the judge about the status of investigation and filing of supplementary chargesheet in the larger conspiracy case connected to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Noting that neither the Special Public Prosecutor nor the Investigating Officer were present before the court on …

Ensure IOs Are Present In Court When Case Is Taken Up For Hearing: Delhi High Court To Commissioner Of Police
1 year, 7 months ago

Ensure IOs Are Present In Court When Case Is Taken Up For Hearing: Delhi High Court To Commissioner Of Police

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has asked the Commissioner of Delhi Police to ensure that the investigating officers probing a case are present in court when such a case is taken up for hearing. Expressing displeasure over the failure of an investigating officer in answering certain queries put to him by the court, Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar said:“This has become routine invariable …

Delhi Police register two FIRs in wrestlers’ case
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi Police register two FIRs in wrestlers’ case

The Hindu  

The Delhi Police informed the Supreme Court on April 28 that it will register a First Information Report on the basis of sexual harassment allegations raised by women wrestlers, including a minor girl, against BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. two FIRs have been registered at the Connaught police station.” Senior advocate Kapil …

2020 Delhi riots: police asked to take ‘remedial action’ on unverified video
1 year, 8 months ago

2020 Delhi riots: police asked to take ‘remedial action’ on unverified video

The Hindu  

Hearing a case related to the 2020 north-east Delhi riots, a court here recently directed the deputy commissioner of police of a particular area to “take immediate remedial action” on an unverified video against an accused booked for arson. The court reprimanded the police and said that even if the video was inaccessible, it was the duty of the investigating, …

Necessary To Prevent Repetition Of Outside Police Entering Delhi For Operations Without Informing Local Police, Says High Court
1 year, 10 months ago

Necessary To Prevent Repetition Of Outside Police Entering Delhi For Operations Without Informing Local Police, Says High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday said that it is necessary to obviate repetition of cases where the police from other states conduct operations in the national capital without information or intimation to the Delhi Police. As the counsel appearing for Delhi Police referred to various orders passed by court regarding it in the past, Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani said:“Evidently, …

In Camera Proceedings Can Be Allowed Under Section 151 CPC In Appropriate Cases: Delhi High Court
1 year, 11 months ago

In Camera Proceedings Can Be Allowed Under Section 151 CPC In Appropriate Cases: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that in-camera proceedings can be allowed to be held in appropriate cases under section 151 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh observed that merely because there is no express provision in CPC regarding in-camera proceedings does not mean that such proceedings cannot be allowed by court.“Proceedings in-camera mean the. Justice …

Delhi HC directs removal of sexually explicit video involving judicial officer
1 year, 11 months ago

Delhi HC directs removal of sexually explicit video involving judicial officer

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed online platforms to take down a "sexually explicit" video of a judicial officer and a woman, if it has not been already removed pursuant to its earlier directions. Justice Yashwant Varma closed the proceeding on a lawsuit filed by one of the aggrieved parties against the video's circulation on social media, …

Delhi High Court Notifies Rules For Live Streaming Of Proceedings, Prohibits Unauthorised Sharing Or Recording By Public, Media
1 year, 11 months ago

Delhi High Court Notifies Rules For Live Streaming Of Proceedings, Prohibits Unauthorised Sharing Or Recording By Public, Media

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has notified 'Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings Rules of the High Court of Delhi, 2022' for “imbuing greater transparency, inclusivity and foster access to justice.”The Rules were notified in the official gazette on January 13. The Delhi High Court has notified 'Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings Rules of the High Court of Delhi, 2022' …

‘Unfortunate That Delhi Police Yet To Probe Complaint Even After 3 Yrs’: Court Asks DCP To Ensure Speedy Probe Into 2020 Delhi Riots Complaints
2 years ago

‘Unfortunate That Delhi Police Yet To Probe Complaint Even After 3 Yrs’: Court Asks DCP To Ensure Speedy Probe Into 2020 Delhi Riots Complaints

Live Law  

Questioning Delhi Police for failing to probe a complaint relating to a 2020 North-East Delhi riots case even after almost three years of the alleged incident, a Delhi Court has asked the DCP to ensure that all complaints received in respect of the riots are investigated and concluded at the earliest.Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala “reminded” the police that it …

Plea Alleges Cops Took Away CCTV DVR To Destroy Evidence Of 'Illegal Action' Against Mosque Muezzin, High Court Asks Delhi Police To File Reply
2 years, 1 month ago

Plea Alleges Cops Took Away CCTV DVR To Destroy Evidence Of 'Illegal Action' Against Mosque Muezzin, High Court Asks Delhi Police To File Reply

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has asked the police to respond to a petition seeking a fair and impartial probe into the alleged forced entry of cops and removal of a CCTV camera DVR from a private residence in Northeast Delhi. Yunus Khan, earlier submitted before the court that on August 07, the beat in-charge of old village Garhi in Mendu …

'Last Warning For Prosecution To Wake Up': Court Pulls Up Delhi Police For Presenting 'Irrelevant' Witnesses In Riots Case
2 years, 1 month ago

'Last Warning For Prosecution To Wake Up': Court Pulls Up Delhi Police For Presenting 'Irrelevant' Witnesses In Riots Case

Live Law  

Issuing a "last warning for prosecution to wake up", a trial court has pulled up the Delhi Police for presenting 'irrelevant' witnesses for examination before it in a 2020 riots case. Examining the material on record, the IO and Special Public Prosecutor conceded that charges were not framed in respect of the complaint made by Manoj Kumar, who was present …

Legal Drafting: Delhi HC Asks Lawyers To Confine To Facts In Bail Pleas, Skip Adding Judgment Extracts
2 years, 3 months ago

Legal Drafting: Delhi HC Asks Lawyers To Confine To Facts In Bail Pleas, Skip Adding Judgment Extracts

Live Law  

Noting that lawyers add elaborative judgment extracts while drafting bail pleas, the Delhi High Court has requested counsels to adhere to "basic principles of pleading" and mention only facts, legal provisions and grounds on which bail is sought.Justice Talwant Singh observed that there is no need for the drafting counsels to attach copies of the judgements along with pleadings as …

CCTVs Installed In Police Stations Do Not Have Audio Recording Facility: Delhi Police Informs High Court
2 years, 5 months ago

CCTVs Installed In Police Stations Do Not Have Audio Recording Facility: Delhi Police Informs High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi Police has informed the Delhi High Court that the CCTV system already installed in Police Stations and Police Posts does not have audio recording facility.The Court has further been informed that in compliance of the directions issued by the Apex Court, the Delhi Police had already installed 2127 CCTV Cameras, having night vision capability with video footage storage …

COVID-19: Delhi High Court To Continue Functioning In Hybrid Mode
2 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19: Delhi High Court To Continue Functioning In Hybrid Mode

Live Law  

Amid rising cases of Covid-19 in the national capital, the Delhi High Court has issued a circular for continuing courtroom hearings in hybrid mode until further orders.As per earlier office records issued by the Registrar of High Court, complete resumption of physical hearings had commenced from March 2, 2022. Amid rising cases of Covid-19 in the national capital, the Delhi …

India's Judicial Impasse On Hague Evidence Convention
2 years, 5 months ago

India's Judicial Impasse On Hague Evidence Convention

Live Law  

This article focuses on the conflicting judicial decisions on the scope of Order 26 Rule 19 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. After going through the above provisions of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and the definition of 'Evidence' in the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, it can be construed that the commission appointed by a High Court on request …

High Court Seeks Response Of Delhi Govt & Police On Installation Of Audio Footage Of CCTV Cameras In Police Station As Per Apex Court Directions
2 years, 7 months ago

High Court Seeks Response Of Delhi Govt & Police On Installation Of Audio Footage Of CCTV Cameras In Police Station As Per Apex Court Directions

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has sought response of the Delhi Government as well as the city police on installation of audio footage of CCTV cameras in a police station as per directions of the Supreme Court in Paramvir Singh Saini v. Baljit Singh & Others.Justice Anu Malhotra sought the status report from the State while posting the matter for further …

Delhi High Court Issues Practice Directions To Ensure Service Of Counter Affidavit To All Respondents In Cases Involving More Than One Respondents
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi High Court Issues Practice Directions To Ensure Service Of Counter Affidavit To All Respondents In Cases Involving More Than One Respondents

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued practice directions to the effect that in cases involving more than one respondents, if any counter affidavit is sought to be filed by any of them, the same shall not be taken on record till copies thereof are served not only on the counsel for the petitioner but also on the counsel appearing for …

"Fictitious Witnesses" In NDPS Cases: Delhi High Court Seeks Records From NCB, Customs & DRI
2 years, 8 months ago

"Fictitious Witnesses" In NDPS Cases: Delhi High Court Seeks Records From NCB, Customs & DRI

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, the Narcotics Control Bureau and the Customs Department to place on its record a statement of cases under the NDPS Act and the Customs Act which were put to trial by the respective department in various Courts in the city during the last 5 years. The order has …

Hindu Yuva Vahini Event Row: SC Directs Delhi Police To File ‘Better Affidavit’
2 years, 8 months ago

Hindu Yuva Vahini Event Row: SC Directs Delhi Police To File ‘Better Affidavit’

ABP News  

New Delhi: Expressing its displeasure over a Delhi Police affidavit filed in connection with alleged hate speeches made during an event held in the national capital, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the former to file a better affidavit. An apex court bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Abhay S Oka gave two weeks to Additional Solicitor General K …

Framing Of Charges | Investigation Into Offence & Elaborate Appreciation Of Evidence Discouraged, Only Prima Facie Material Significant: Delhi HC
2 years, 9 months ago

Framing Of Charges | Investigation Into Offence & Elaborate Appreciation Of Evidence Discouraged, Only Prima Facie Material Significant: Delhi HC

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that an investigation into the offence and elaborate appreciation of evidence is not required and is rather discouraged at the stage of framing of charges and that only the material prima facie establishing a case against or in favour of the accused is what is significant.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh added that as per the …

"Serious Fault In Investigation": Delhi High Court Seeks Personal Affidavit Of Deputy Commissioner Of Police In Rape Case
2 years, 9 months ago

"Serious Fault In Investigation": Delhi High Court Seeks Personal Affidavit Of Deputy Commissioner Of Police In Rape Case

Live Law  

Noting that there was a serious fault in the investigation conducted by the city police in a case involving allegations of rape, the Delhi High Court this week directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police, West District to file a personal affidavit within a period of three weeks.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh noted that the statement of prosecutrix clearly stated that she …

"Witnesses' Statements Can't Be Discarded Even Though Recorded After More Than One Year": Court Frames Charges Against Six In Delhi Riots Case
2 years, 10 months ago

"Witnesses' Statements Can't Be Discarded Even Though Recorded After More Than One Year": Court Frames Charges Against Six In Delhi Riots Case

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Friday framed charges against six men in connection with a case concerning the North East Delhi riots of 2020 observing that statements of witnesses cannot be discarded at the stage of framing of charges even though recorded after more than one year of incident of violence. "Even though the statements of these witnesses have been recorded …

Privacy | High Court Seeks Delhi Govt's Response On Plea Challenging Installation Of CCTV Cameras In Classrooms
2 years, 10 months ago

Privacy | High Court Seeks Delhi Govt's Response On Plea Challenging Installation Of CCTV Cameras In Classrooms

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a petition filed by Delhi Parents Association and Government School Teachers Association, challenging the decision of the Delhi government to install CCTV cameras inside classrooms in all Government-run schools as violative of fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution.The Division Bench comprising. The Delhi High Court …

Privacy | High Court Seeks Delhi Govt's Response On Plea Challenging Installation Of CCTV Cameras In Classrooms
2 years, 10 months ago

Privacy | High Court Seeks Delhi Govt's Response On Plea Challenging Installation Of CCTV Cameras In Classrooms

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a petition filed by Delhi Parents Association and Government School Teachers Association, challenging the decision of the Delhi government to install CCTV cameras inside classrooms in all Government-run schools as violative of fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution.The Division Bench comprising. The Delhi High Court …

High Court Directs Delhi Govt To Respond On Plea For Protection Of Children Orphaned Due To COVID-19
2 years, 11 months ago

High Court Directs Delhi Govt To Respond On Plea For Protection Of Children Orphaned Due To COVID-19

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response from the Delhi Government regarding the steps taken by it in order to safeguard the interests of children, who were orphaned due to Covid-19, against trafficking. A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh was dealing with a plea filed by Advocate Jeetender Gupta seeking directions to Centre …

Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: Court Asks Media To Not Upload Screenshots Of Live Proceedings
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: Court Asks Media To Not Upload Screenshots Of Live Proceedings

Live Law  

A Delhi Court has asked media persons to not upload screenshots of live proceedings while reporting the Court proceedings in relation to the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat passed the order after Senior Advocate Rebecca John, representing accused Khalid Saifi, yesterday objected to a media platform sharing screenshots of. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat passed …

"Accused Not Seen In CCTV Footage No Ground For Discharge When Identified By Witnesses": Charges Framed Against 11 In Delhi Riots Case
2 years, 11 months ago

"Accused Not Seen In CCTV Footage No Ground For Discharge When Identified By Witnesses": Charges Framed Against 11 In Delhi Riots Case

Live Law  

A Delhi Court has framed charges against 11 accused in a case concerning the North East Delhi riots that rocked the city in 2020, observing that the fact that they were not seen in the CCTV footages cannot be made a ground for their discharge. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat framed charges against Ankit Chaudhary @ Fauzi, Sumit Badshah, Pappu, …

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