New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to provide protection to the violent witnesses Lakhimpur Kheri where eight people included four farmers killed during protests, and found more eyewitnesses because of the testimony “more credible”.
A bench led by the Chairman of the NV Ramana judge, published a lot of directions, asked the government, represented by Senior Advocate Salve Harish Salve and Garima Prasad, to record other witness statements in the presence of justice judges under the part 164 CRPC and accelerate the examination of digital evidence by the expert.
The bench also consists of Judge Surya Kant and Hima Kohli, looking for a separate report from the state government of alleged Lynching a journalist by a gang, posting an incident of wind cutting.
The bench asked the state government to submit a report on the probe carried out so far in Lynching from one Shyam Sunder by a horde of farmers.
Referring to the large crowd at the location of the protest, where the four farmers were allegedly cut by the Ashish Mishra convoy, the Minister of Children and MP BJP Ajay Kumar Mishra, the bench asked why the Probe agent only found 23 witnesses for the incident.
“Your case and in this case, anyone’s case is that there are hundreds of farmers there and the rally is ongoing.
Only 23 people who exist as eyewitnesses,” Bench said.
“What we say …
You understand.
You are asking for your agency that out of the rest of the witnesses only sees who can also say more about the incident …
Eyewal evidence is more credible.
It’s always better That first hand information and evidence is available.
It’s always better to have credible evidence, “Cji said.
Record the fact that recording a number of witnesses must be done, the court directed the district judge concerned to entrust the task of recording evidence based on the 164 CRPC part to the nearest justice judge as well.
The statement below Section 164 CRPC (criminal procedure code) was recorded before Judge Judicial and they had a verification value.
Bench asked for an ointment to express his concern for forensic laboratories and experts on preparation of reports on digital evidence of incidents and improving applications to hear further on November 8 “The second thing is about witness protection …
We have oral …
observed and did not give Whatever direction.
Now we direct the country to provide the protection needed to witnesses, “the bench is directed at the order.
At first, Salve said that of 68 witnesses, a statement of 30 witnesses had been recorded based on the 164 part of the CRPC and some testimonies would be recorded.
“Of the 30 witnesses, 23 claims to be an eyewitness.
Many witnesses are formal witnesses of recovery and all,” Salve said.
He also submitted that some digital evidence had been restored and sent for experts by experts.
Some people who have seen vehicles and people inside have been made witnesses and their statements recorded by the judge, said Salve, added that some other people who witnessed a certain recovery had been released from the embodiment of embodiment.
“The case is also that there are four-five thousand people crowds and all of them are local communities and there are reports that even after the incident, most of them are nervous and therefore their accessibility or identification should not be a serious problem …” the bench said.
Salve said he would include a closed cover of several witnesses whose testimony had been recorded below the 164 part of the CRPC by Judge Judicial.
He said 16 defendants had been identified so far.
“Important identification and the second thing I want to know from 23 witnesses, is there a wounded witness,” Cji asked.
The state government said that there were about five injured people who had been made by witnesses by the Probe Institute.
Observing that the probe into the violence of Lakimpur Kheri should not be “endless story”, the Supreme Court on October 20 has carved the government, said the court gets the impression that the state police dragged his legs, and also ordered protection.
Witnesses.
The APEX court heard the problem of October 3 violence at Lakhimpur Kheri where eight people including four farmers were killed during farmers’ protests and more than ten were accused including Ashish Mishra had been captured so far.
Four farmers were trimmed by SUVs in the convoy in Lakhimpur Kheri when a group of agitat on three new agricultural laws in the center held a demonstration against the visit of Chairman of Uttar Pradesh Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on 3.
Two BJP workers and a driver were beaten to death to death Angry protesters, and a local journalist was killed in violence.
Violence Lakhimpur: SC directs to provide protection to witnesses, find more eyewitnesses
