NEW DELHI: A court docket right here on Wednesday rejected Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea for copies of his visuals and statements recorded via the probe company in connection with an alleged attack on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash via two Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs on February 19.
Delhi Police had, on May 18, puzzled Kejriwal and sought to understand from him the series of events on the fateful day.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal rejected Kejriwal's plea and mentioned that there's no particular provision for offering a duplicate of the observation to a witness, whose observation has been recorded via police.
"The investigation agency is not obligated under the law to give the person a copy of his recorded statement, more particularly when the status of that person is not clear -- that is, whether he will be made an accused or a witness, and further when the agency is of the view that handing over any such statement will be prejudicial to its investigation," the court docket mentioned.
The court docket additionally famous that the proper of the accused to get a duplicate of the documents from the prosecution accrues after a police document is filed and he is summoned as an accused.
Kejriwal had sought directions to the case Investigating Officer to provide a duplicate of the CD of his observation recorded via police on May 18. Kejriwal informed the court docket that the Delhi Police had videographed the lawsuits.
He informed the court docket that later that day, the police informed the media that the Chief Minister had kept away from certain questions via not giving particular and correct solutions, which in step with him is "factually incorrect".
Kejriwal alleged that the police conduct indicated that they may pass to any extent to border him or other AAP leaders in the case or tamper along with his observation as a witness in the case.
Delhi Police adverse the plea, saying it's not maintainable.
Delhi Police had, on May 18, puzzled Kejriwal and sought to understand from him the series of events on the fateful day.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal rejected Kejriwal's plea and mentioned that there's no particular provision for offering a duplicate of the observation to a witness, whose observation has been recorded via police.
"The investigation agency is not obligated under the law to give the person a copy of his recorded statement, more particularly when the status of that person is not clear -- that is, whether he will be made an accused or a witness, and further when the agency is of the view that handing over any such statement will be prejudicial to its investigation," the court docket mentioned.
The court docket additionally famous that the proper of the accused to get a duplicate of the documents from the prosecution accrues after a police document is filed and he is summoned as an accused.
Kejriwal had sought directions to the case Investigating Officer to provide a duplicate of the CD of his observation recorded via police on May 18. Kejriwal informed the court docket that the Delhi Police had videographed the lawsuits.
He informed the court docket that later that day, the police informed the media that the Chief Minister had kept away from certain questions via not giving particular and correct solutions, which in step with him is "factually incorrect".
Kejriwal alleged that the police conduct indicated that they may pass to any extent to border him or other AAP leaders in the case or tamper along with his observation as a witness in the case.
Delhi Police adverse the plea, saying it's not maintainable.
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