This is an archive article published on January 20, 2016
Gangrape of Danish woman: Court raps Delhi Police for filing primary evidence late
The plea was opposed by the defence who sought time to file a written reply, after which the court fixed the case for January 21 for reply and arguments on the application of the prosecution.
The plea was opposed by the defence who sought time to file a written reply, after which the court fixed the case for January 21 for reply and arguments on the application of the prosecution.
A special fast track court on Tuesday rapped the Delhi police for filing “primacy evidence” in the last stage of trial of a 55-year-old man, who is an accused in the alleged gangrape of a 52-year-old Danish woman in the capital two years ago.
The Delhi police on Tuesday filed the original MLC, regarding the potency test conducted on accused Shaymlal, who had earlier in his defence claimed he was impotent. The move comes two days before Thursday, when the judgment is likely to be pronounced .
“You have filed this evidence at this stage. The defence is taken aback by your move. The defence has actually used impotency as their line of argument. I am not taking this on record like this. You have to file a separate application or file a supplementary chargesheet on record,” Additional Sessions Judge Kaveri Baweja told the Delhi police. The court also ordered that three doctors, who had examined the accused and submitted the potency test, be summoned to the court to “prove the documents”.
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The plea was opposed by the defence who sought time to file a written reply, after which the court fixed the case for January 21 for reply and arguments on the application of the prosecution.
“The prosecutor has filed an application for taking on record documents pertaining to the medical examination i.e original MLC and potency test report of accused Shyam Lal, along with the copy given to chief medical officer and the order of the court. The copy of the application and documents is supplied to the counsel for accused. He states that he may be given time to go through the documents and file a reply opposing filing of the said documents at this stage,” the court said.
Kaunain Sheriff M is an award-winning investigative journalist and the National Health Editor at The Indian Express. He is the author of Johnson & Johnson Files: The Indian Secrets of a Global Giant, an investigation into one of the world’s most powerful pharmaceutical companies.
With over a decade of experience, Kaunain brings deep expertise in three areas of investigative journalism: law, health, and data. He currently leads The Indian Express newsroom’s in-depth coverage of health.
His work has earned some of the most prestigious honours in journalism, including the Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism, the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Award, and the Mumbai Press Club’s Red Ink Award.
Kaunain has also collaborated on major global investigations. He was part of the Implant Files project with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which exposed malpractices in the medical device industry across the world. He also contributed to an international investigation that uncovered how a Chinese big-data firm was monitoring thousands of prominent Indian individuals and institutions in real time.
Over the years, he has reported on several high-profile criminal trials, including the Hashimpura massacre, the 2G spectrum scam, and the coal block allocation case. Within The Indian Express, he has been honoured three times with the Indian Express Excellence Award for his investigations—on the anti-Sikh riots, the Vyapam exam scam, and the abuse of the National Security Act in Uttar Pradesh. ... Read More