Feb 28, 2025 09:05 PM IST
The Haryana authorities has directed public servants to make use of digital means for tendering proof and showing as witnesses in courtroom proceedings.
The Haryana authorities has directed public servants to make use of digital means for tendering proof and showing as witnesses in courtroom proceedings. The directives are according to the provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, which facilitates the examination of witnesses and the looks of people in courts by way of fashionable audio-video know-how.
Chief secretary Anurag Rastogi in a communication has sought strict adherence of those directives in each letter and spirit. Any laxity or non-compliance will probably be handled critically, the chief secretary stated. (HT File)
Chief secretary Anurag Rastogi in a communication has sought strict adherence of those directives in each letter and spirit. Any laxity or non-compliance will probably be handled critically, the chief secretary stated.
Rastogi stated that officers should coordinate proactively with the courtroom officer managing the video conferencing facility or the general public prosecutor involved to make sure easy execution of their testimony.
If a courtroom mandates the bodily presence of a authorities officer/official for tendering proof, the person should search prior permission from their head of workplace, offering detailed causes and justification for such an look. The pinnacle of workplace should assess the need of bodily attendance and guarantee permissions will not be granted routinely or mechanically. Unauthorised bodily appearances with out approval will outcome within the denial of Journey Allowance (TA) and Dearness Allowance (DA) and should invite disciplinary motion underneath related service guidelines.
In the meantime, a notification issued by the extra chief secretary (ACS), administration of justice division, Sumita Misra has notified video conferencing services in district courts, state and district authorized companies authorities, together with mediation centres, civil secretariats in Chandigarh, state-level workplaces of all of the departments, boards, companies, commissions authorities, bureaus, Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi and Haryana Niwas at Chandigarh, workplaces of divisional commissioners, deputy commissioner, SDM, police headquarter, vigilance bureau, state crime department, PGIMS Rohtak, authorities hospitals, government-run ladies rescue houses, safety houses, Nari Niketan, Juvenile Justice Board and District Baby Welfare Committees and many others. as designated place for the aim of examination of witnesses by audio video digital means.
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