NEW DELHI: 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 videoconferencing after following the prescribed procedure, if the reason is found to be genuine.The single judge bench of Justice Pratibha M Singh stated that "this will ensure that cross-examination of witnesses is not...
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court will deliver its verdict on Thursday on confirmation of the death penalty awarded to Ariz Khan following his conviction in the sensational 2008 Batla House encounter case, in which decorated Delhi Police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma lost his life.The decision will be delivered by a panel of judges, including Justices Siddharth Mridul and Amit Sharma. Additionally, the...
NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court has taken a grim view of the allegations that gangsters involved in organised crimes are threatening witnesses from inside prison. Such actions strike at the core of protection of witnesses, who are the eyes and ears of the judicial system and the only means to reach a just decision to bring home the guilt of an accused, it underlined.In a recent order, the court directed...
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