On a mutual application moved on behalf of the parties while stating that the exercise of recording of evidence through video conferencing, Devanshu Sajlan, the Metropolitan Magistrate of Delhi High Court allowed the electronic mode of conferencing, based on rules framed by the Delhi High Court.
The application has been filed by the complainant, Kanwal Nain Singh Mokhaon through Advocate Praveen Suri, seeking an urgent hearing in the matter.
Counsel for the accused fervently opposed the application on the ground that unfounded allegations have been made in the application regarding the conduct of the learned counsel for the accused without any ring of truth to the same.
The Council has opposed the application on the ground that the application contains baseless allegations, he has submitted that it is good to go for cross-examination conduction through video conferencing.
Counsel for the complainant has submitted that he does not wish to press the present application. Accordingly, the present application is disposed of as withdrawn.
It has been submitted that both parties are willing to record their evidence through Video Conferencing.
The rules Frames by the High Court Of Delhi are:-
(i) An encrypted master copy with hash value shall be retained as a part of the record of the audio-visual recording of the examination of the complaint.
(ii) To facilitate Real-time transcription Through screen sharing option on Cisco Webex.
(iii) Upon the conclusion, affixation of a signature on the soft copy is to be done by the complainant.
(iv) After affixation, a scanned copy of the transcript shall be sent to the official email-id of the Court.
(v) The complainant shall not use a mobile phone/any communication device while his evidence is being recorded.
(vi) To avoid any sort of disruptions, proper internet connection to be ensured.
(vii) In the matter of witness prompting and deliberately disconnection of internet connection, the process of recording of evidence will be adjourned.