Set up a courtroom in jail – SC in Yasin Malik’s case
Nov 21, 2024
Last Updated on November 21, 2024 by Shianjany Pradhan
Background
The court of Jammu sought the physical appearance of Yasin Malik in the cases of the killing of the four IAF personnel and the abduction of Rubaiyat Sayeed, the daughter of former chief minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, in the year 1989.
An appeal was being heard that was filed by the CBI against the order of the Jammu court, which called for the physical presence of Yasin Malik
Observation
- The authorities pointed out that there are security risks in doing so.
- It was stated by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the central agency does not wish to take Yasin Malik.
- The bench of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih opined that a courtroom could be set up in the jail itself to settle the matter.
- It was suggested by the SC that a makeshift courtroom could be set up in jail to physically cross-examine terror convict Yasin Malik.
- It was said that in a country where even Ajmal Kasab was given a fair trial, a courtroom can be set up in given circumstances.
- The court said that cross-examination could not occur through video calling, and if he is adamant about undergoing cross-examination, the trial could be shifted.
