CID unlawfully passes interrogation footage to media
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The CID hatched a vicious plan to force a false confession from His Divine Holiness. They built a special interrogation room, recorded the whole footage and gave it to the media.
LEAKING CCTV FOOTAGE IS ILLEGAL Leak of security camera footage was illegal. It was to aid unfair trial, it even compromised the security of police investigation unit - outright illegal. The Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Zahira Habibullah Sheikh & Anr vs State Of Gujarat has held that, • “.... fair trial obviously would mean a trial before an impartial Judge, a fair prosecutor and atmosphere of judicial calm.” • “Fair trial means a trial in which bias or prejudice for or against the accused, the witnesses, or the cause which is being tried is eliminated.” The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 contains and defines the procedure which has to be followed in criminal cases.