Mohd. Akhtar vs State Of Jammu & Kashmir

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2018 Supreme(SC) 1382

DIPAK MISRA, D. Y. CHANDRACHUD, INDU MALHOTRA
Mohd. Akhtar – Appellant
Versus
State Of Jammu & Kashmir – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
Ms. Indira Jaising, Sr. Adv., Mr. Sunil Fernandes, Ms. Sangeeta Madan, Mr. Nupur Kumar, Ms. Anju Thomas, Ms. Priyansha Sharma, Mr. Paras Nath Singh, Mr. Adil Numeer Andrabi, Advocates, for the Petitioners in WP(Crl.)-85/18; Ms. Anuja Kapur-in-person, for the Petitioner in WP(Crl.)-86/18; Mr. Shekhar Naphade, Sr. Adv., Mr. M. Shoeb Alam, Ms. Fauzia Shakil, Mr. Ujjwal Singh, Mr. Mojahid Karim Khan, Mr. Maninder Singh, ASG, Mr. R. Balasubramanian, Ms. Uttara Babbar, Ms. Aarti Sharma, Mr. Prabhas Bajaj, for Mr. B.V. Balaram Das, Advocates, for the Respondents; Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Sinha, Ms. Harvinder Choudhury, Mr. Chandan Sharma, Dr. Nishesh Sharma, Mr. Anil Kumar Singh, Mr. S.C. Patel, Ms. Meera Patel, Mr. Tejas Patel, Mr. Chandan Sharma, Mr. Abhisek, Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, Mr. Aakarshan Aditya, Mr. Chandan Sharma, Mr. Abhishek, Mr. Ashok Kr. Singh, Mr. Sumit R. Sharma, Mr. P.D. Sharma, Advocates, for the Applicants

ORDER

This Court on 07.05.2018 had passed an elaborate order and issued the following directions:-

"(i) The matter that has been committed to the court of the District & Sessions Judge, Kathua, shall stand transferred to the file of the District & Sessions Judge, Pathankot situate in the State of Punjab;

(ii) The District & Sessions Judge, Kathua shall send all the materials relating to the charge-sheet and other documents in sealed covers through special messengers with the assistance of the police force to the transferee court;

(iii) The transferee court shall proceed under the Ranbir Penal Code as that applies to the State of Jammu & Kashmir;

(iv) The statements of the witnesses that have been recorded in Urgu language, as accepted by Mr. Gopal Subramanium, shall be translated to English so that the transferee court does not face any difficulty in conducting the trial;

(v) The State of Jammu & Kashmir shall provide requisite number of interpreters as directed by the learned District & Sessions Judge, Pathankot so that the deposition of the witnesses can be properly recorded and translated copies thereof can be provided to the accused persons;

(vi) It shall be the duty of the Sta

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2018 Supreme(SC) 1382

DIPAK MISRA, D. Y. CHANDRACHUD, INDU MALHOTRAMohd. Akhtar – AppellantVersusState Of Jammu & Kashmir – Respondent

DIPAK MISRA, D. Y. CHANDRACHUD, INDU MALHOTRA
Mohd. Akhtar – Appellant
Versus
State Of Jammu & Kashmir – Respondent