Criminals being produced at Magistrates homes or in jails since lawyers strike

Delhi | Friday | 8th November, 2019

Summary:

Sources say that the accused caught in different crimes are either produced at Duty Magistrates homes or in the jails where the Magistrate listen to the case and decides the future course of action. Some policemen have also admitted to producing accused to courts directly in the judge's chamber in the courts. "We are either producing the accused at the house of the Duty Magistrate or in the respective jails, since the standoff the work of police hasn't stopped. "If the lawyers are on strike, the litigants can argue their own case. Also, the police could produce the accused to Duty Magistrate or in Jail depending upon the jurisdiction" said Ehtesham Hashmi, senior Supreme court lawyer..