The judicial magistrate was hearing a plea filed by the 38-year-old accused, who was allegedly driving the BMW that rammed into the two-wheeler of a senior finance ministry official in Dhaula Kuan, leaving him dead and his wife grievously injured
The victim, Navjot Singh, served as the deputy secretary in the department of economic affairs in finance ministry. File pic
A Delhi court on Thursday ruled that there is no legal provision allowing CCTV footage to be shared with the accused in a criminal case.
Judicial Magistrate Ankit Garg was hearing a plea filed by Gaganpreet Kaur, 38, who was allegedly driving the BMW that rammed into the two-wheeler of a senior finance ministry official in Dhaula Kuan, leaving him dead and his wife grievously injured, reported news agency PTI.
Advocate Gagan Bhatnagar, representing Kaur, argued that the case hinged on CCTV footage from Dhaula Kuan metro pillars 65 and 67 and that examining it could reveal additional details.
The magistrate, however, said there is no law permitting the footage to be provided to the accused, reported PTI.
“I am not saying give it to me but to preserve it and submit in the court,” Kaur’s counsel responded.
Bhatnagar alleged that the investigating officer (IO) gave an “evasive reply,” stating that notice had been sent to the person concerned to provide the footage to Delhi Police. He added that senior police officials had previously stated they had watched the footage, contrary to the IO’s reply.
The court directed the IO to appear on Friday and issued a notice to the station house officer of Dhaula Kuan Police Station. The hearing will continue on Friday, reported PTI.
Opposing the bail plea, the Delhi Police stated that the accused was not seriously injured despite having herself admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). She also took the injured to a hospital far away from the spot, which raises serious doubt, the police stated, according to news agency ANI.
Kaur has been remanded to judicial custody until September 27, and her bail plea is scheduled for Saturday.
The victim, 52-year-old Navjot Singh served as the deputy secretary in the department of economic affairs and was a resident of Hari Nagar. He succumbed to injuries following the accident, which took place on Ring Road near the Delhi Cantonment Metro station on the afternoon of September 14.
Singh and his wife were returning home after visiting Bangla Sahib Gurdwara.
A case has been registered under Sections 281 (rash driving), 125B (endangering life or personal safety of others), 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), and 238 (causing disappearance of evidence) of the BNS.
(With PTI and ANI inputs)
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