Hem Singh & Ors. v. State

Delhi High Court · 07 Jan 2015 · 2015:DHC:63
Sunil Gaur
CRL.M.C. 73/2012
2015:DHC:63
criminal petition_dismissed

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The Delhi High Court upheld the permissibility of filing evidence by affidavit subject to trial court scrutiny for admissibility, dismissing the petition challenging this procedure.

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CRL.M.C. 73/2012 Page 1
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: January 07, 2015
CRL.M.C. 73/2012 & Crl.M.A. 8501/2014
HEM SINGH & ORS ..... Petitioners
Through: Mr. P.K. Dey, Advocate
VERSUS
STATE ..... Respondent
Through: Mr. Vinod Diwakar, Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent-
State with SI Kailash Chand Mr. Vishal Gouri, Advocate for respondent No.2
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL GAUR
JUDGMENT
(ORAL)
Vide order of 1st March, 2011 respondent-complainant has been permitted to file affidavit in terms of the order passed by a co-ordinate
Bench of this Court on 30th August, 2007.
The apprehension of petitioners-accused persons is that by this mode, inadmissible evidence is sought to be brought on record like photographs, etc.
Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent-State submits that a supplementary charge-sheet has been filed after the order of 30th August, 2007, which would require alteration of the charge. However, it
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CRL.M.C. 73/2012 Page 2 is submitted by learned counsel for petitioner that till date, no alteration in the charge has taken place and it be clarified that through evidence by way of affidavit, inadmissible evidence be not taken on record.
Upon hearing and on perusal of the impugned order, I find that the impugned order is perfectly in consonance with the order of 30th August, 2007 of co-ordinate Bench of this Court and if any photograph is filed without negative, then the trial court shall proceed with the matter in accordance with the law while noting the objections qua inadmissibility of evidence filed by way of affidavit.
With aforesaid observations, this petition and the application are disposed of.
(SUNIL GAUR)
JUDGE
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