[Live-Updates] MJ Akbar Vs Priya Ramani- Defamation Case

Luthra: Is it wrong to suggest that the date on which I took the print out, the details of the printer used and the procedure adopted for printing has not mentioned in your 65B certificate

Ramani: As far I as I know, I did mention the procedure

Luthra: It is wrong to suggest that my 65B certificate pertaining to the screenshot is not as per the provisions of the Evidence and that it has been tampered with

Ramani: Yes, it is wrong to suggest that

Luthra: In view that the text box is not visible in the exhibited screenshot of WhatsApp message, it is correct that you submitted a cropped/edited version of the screenshot?

Ramani: the word 'Wah' has been cropped from the screenshot. 

Ramani shows the screenshot of her WhatsApp message to the judge.

Ramani says that as per this screenshot, there's a text box present in the picture

Ramani wanted to show the screenshot of her WhatsApp message received from Niloufar to the judge but she said the same is unavailable right now - her counsels are retrieving the same to show it to the judge

Luthra puts to Ramani that her WhatsApp message was edited and the text box was cropped out of the screenshot

Ramani: I haven't the edited the message. Shows the original WhatsApp message to the judge

Luthra puts to Ramani that any screenshot taken on WhatsApp includes the text box at the bottom

Ramani: I don't remember. 

Luthra: It is wrong to suggest that you spoke to Nilofar and pre-planned the WhatsApp messages to fabricate evidence in support of your false defence

Ramani: Yes, it is wrong

Luthra asks Ramani whether she used to speak to Niloufar in the normal course?

Ramani asks, 'what do you mean by normal course'

Judge: of course they did. They're friends

Luthra suggests to Ramani that Niloufar had sent WhatsApp messages to Ramani on her own instructions and that both of them had fabricated the evidence in anticipation of a possible defamation case against Ramani.