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Witness Protection Scheme, 2018

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PHIRERAMversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR.

2025 INSC 1074Disposed off

The appellant, the original complainant, filed an FIR for murder and related offences, after which the accused was released on bail by the High Court with specific conditions prohibiting intimidation of witnesses. Subsequent FIRs alleged that the accused threatened a key witness, prompting the …

MOHAMMED ASARUDEENversusUNION OF INDIA & ORS

2025 INSC 746Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, accused in a NIA case, challenged an order of the Special Court that granted witness protection to a large number of witnesses under sub‑section 2 of section 44 of the UAPA and the corresponding provision in the NIA Act, without recording individual satisfaction for each witness. The …

SUNITA DEVIversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR & ANR

2024 INSC 448Dismissed

The case arose from a POCSO trial in which the Special Judge conducted the proceedings in extreme haste, denying the accused the opportunity to consult counsel, receive documents, and present a defence, and ultimately imposing a death sentence that was set aside by the Patna High Court and a de novo …