Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Haryana's Reply on PIL Challenging Police Station Testimony Practice

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has sought Haryana's response to a Public Interest Litigation challenging the state's practice of allowing police witnesses to testify from police stations instead of appearing in court.

The petition argues this violates fair trial principles and the accused's right to cross-examine witnesses in a judicial setting. The bench remarked that there appeared to be some inadvertent mistake on the part of the State.

The Court then said it will dispose of the petition with a liberty to the petitioner to make representation to the State.

The Court then asked the State counsel to seek instructions by next date of hearing.