NIA moves court to protect id, statements of some accused
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After submitting the charge-sheet within the diplomatic channel gold smuggling case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has moved the NIA Special Court for shielding the id of some of the witnesses and their statements within the sensational case.
It is by invoking Section 173(6) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, that the company moved the purposes. The part states that “if the police officer is of the opinion that any part of the statement is not relevant to the subject matter of the proceedings or its disclosure to the accused is not essential to the interest of justice, and inexpedient in the public interest,” he can method the trial court with such an software.
While shifting such purposes, the investigating officer shall append a notice requesting the Justice of the Peace to exclude that half of the statements from the copies to be offered to the accused.
Once the court approves the prayer, these parts of the statements given by the protected witnesses and the small print of such witnesses shall be stored out of public area and the entry of the accused. Such measures are sometimes taken to protect the life and to guarantee the security of the witnesses who may need made sensational depositions earlier than the investigation company, sources indicated.
Turned approver?
The NIA has listed a number of witnesses as protected witnesses within the case wherein the company submitted charge-sheet towards 20 individuals, together with Swapna Suresh and P.S. Sarith. Interestingly, the title of Sandeep Nair, whom the investigation businesses had earlier described as one of the important thing gamers within the gold smuggling cartel, has not been included within the checklist of accused. Indications are that he might have turned approver and the company may need used his statements to nail down the opposite accused. The NIA may additionally file supplementary charge-sheet within the case shortly towards those that aided the gold smuggling, sources mentioned.
Indications are that the trial within the case shall be scheduled after the Kerala High Court passing its order within the attraction filed by the NIA towards the Special Court granting bail to a number of accused. Appeals filed by some different accused towards the denial of bail by the trial court can be pending earlier than the High Court.
