Supreme Court Monthly Digest: October 2020
Live LawImportant Judgments/ Orders: 1. Filing Of The Charge-sheet By Itself, Does Not Entitle An Accused To Copy Of Statement Recorded U/s 164 CrPC: SC Order dated October 8, 2020 Filing of the charge-sheet by itself, does not entitle an accused to copies of any of the relevant documents including statement under Section 164 of the Code, the Supreme Court observed while setting aside the Allahabad High Court order which allowed the plea of former Union Minister and BJP leader Chinmayanand to seek a certified copy of the statement of the rape victim. Police Presence During Test Identification Makes Statements By Identifiers Fall Within The Ban Of Section 162 CrPC: Supreme Court Order dated October 29, 2020 When the Test identification parades are held in police presence, the resultant communications tantamount to statements made by the identifiers to a police officer in course of investigation and they fall within the ban of section 162 of CrPC, a bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Krishna Murari and Hrishikesh Roy held. Supreme Court Stays Orissa HC's Ban On Bird/Animal Sacrifice During 'Chatar Yatra' Order dated October 16, 2020 The Supreme Court stayed an Orissa High Court judgment which banned animal/bird during 'Chatar Yatra' festival. Criminal Trial Deficiencies: Supreme Court Seeks High Courts' Response On 'Draft Rules Of Criminal Practice' Order dated October 27, 2020 A bench comprising CJI SA Bobde and Justice L Nageswara Rao, during the suo moto proceedings related to inadequacies and inefficiencies in the criminal trial system, sought the response of all High Courts on the implementation of Draft Rules of Criminal Practice prepared by the amici curiae.