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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO(S).17 OF 2024
ANUBHAV MITTAL & ORS. PETITIONER(S)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS. RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
The petitioners who are languishing in Jail in Lucknow,
Uttar Pradesh are seeking the following reliefs by means of the
present writ petition before this Court:-
“A. Issue the writ of mandamus in the form of Order/direction directing the concerned District Courts of the Respondent States to conduct the trial through Video Conferencing Mode for all the judicial proceedings as mentioned in Annexure P-6 in which charge-sheet has already been filed and Petitioners are running in Judicial Custody; and/or
B. Issue the writ of mandamus in the form of Order/Direction directing the concerned District Courts of the Respondent States to permit the production of the Petitioners from Lucknow District Jail through video-conferencing mode in all the known FIRs as mentioned in Annexure P-7 and all unknown FIRs in which investigation is still pending, for the purpose of Judicial Custody and other Judicial Proceedings to ensure the expeditious investigation & consequent trial; and/or
C. Issue the writ of mandamus in the form of direction directing the Respondent States to instruct the concerned Investigating Officer to
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record the statements and ...