New Delhi: In what can reduce trauma and virtualizes of sexual violence in telling their trials in a crowded conventional court, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered all high courts to be established within four months at least one safe, separate and exclusive facility in each Each district court complex to help witnesses who were vulnerable to record their statements without obstacles.
Judge Dy Chandrachud and Surya Kant expanded the definition of ‘vulnerable witnesses’ to include victims of the gender neutral section of the sexual attack under the Law of Pocso, gender and the era of neutral sexual survivors based on IPC, all witnesses were mentally challenged, witnesses who suffered Disability and called vulnerable by a competent court and those who face threats from the people accused.
Accept most suggestions from Amicus Curiae Vibha Datta Makhija and fiddling the mechanism of sending justice, the bench asked all HCS to tell the ‘vulnerable witness deposition scheme’ within two months, and / or modify the existing scheme to bring it with a scheme Spoken by the APEX court.
SC gives Delhi HC’s credit because it becomes a pioneer in framing such a scheme.
Times ViewThe Court Apex has taken a positive step and is needed.
Tight time limit.
But hopefully the job will be completed in the specified time and barrier-free deposition by witnesses are vulnerable.
It directs the ministry of women and the development of children and colleagues in countries to provide logistical support and resources to the Mittal Committee in support services for experts to develop programs.
SC suggests Mittal justice to involve national legal service authorities and state legal service authorities in designing training programs.
To meet the needs of HCS financial resources, SC directs that a senior finance department official in the state government will be used as Nodal officers and former members of the HC committee.
All cost estimates submitted by HCS to countries must be requested within three months, he said.
Prepare a safe deposition unit for witnesses who are vulnerable: SC
