Another hearing and the question of furnishing copies of evidence to the accused remains unanswered
The Leaflet / by Sarah Thanawala
In a plea for providing the accused copies of police reports and other documents under Section 207 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, a special NIA court has directed the NIA to file an affidavit in respect of the electronic evidence that was seized from the accused persons and ensure compliance by providing them with copies.
On Saturday, a National Investigation Agency (NIA) court of special judge Rajesh Kataria resumed its hearing of applications filed by accused persons in the Bhima Koregaon–Elgar Parishad Maoist links and criminal conspiracy case.
The plea is for the NIA to comply with Section 207 (supply to the accused of copy of police report and other documents) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
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