[Delhi Riots] No Respect For Judicial Time, Public Money: Court Calls For Sensitization Of SPPs, IOs To Drop Irrelevant Witnesses, Imposes 5K Cost

Nupur Thapliyal

18 Aug 2022 6:32 PM IST

  • [Delhi Riots] No Respect For Judicial Time, Public Money: Court Calls For Sensitization Of SPPs, IOs To Drop Irrelevant Witnesses, Imposes 5K Cost

    A Delhi Court yesterday called for sensitization of special public prosecutors (SPPs) and investigating officers (IOs) for taking steps to drop irrelevant witnesses in the 2020 riots cases, rather than obtaining summons for them.Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala also imposed Rs. 5,000 cost on the prosecution for calling an irrelevant and unrelated witness in a riots case, who...

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    Nupur Thapliyal is a Principal Correspondent with LiveLaw, based in New Delhi. She reports from the Delhi High Court and trial courts in the national capital

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