Voluminous evidence in graft cases leading to long pendency: SC
The Supreme Court of India has criticized the practice of investigative agencies filing excessively voluminous evidence and naming unnecessary witnesses in corruption cases. The court noted that this practice leads to judicial inefficiency and prolonged case pendency.
Why it matters
This ruling addresses systemic issues within the Indian judicial system regarding the efficiency of anti-corruption prosecutions.
NEW DELHI: Flagging the issue of prosecuting agencies filing voluminous evidence and naming large number of witnesses in corruption cases, Supreme Court disapproved of the practice, saying it leads to protracted hearing and long pendency.While acquitting a person in a 33-year-old corruption case on the ground that CBI failed to prove that he received pecuniary advantage, a bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran expressed concern over the agency naming a large number of unnecessary witnesses to prove the charge.The court said voluminous documents filed by CBI are intimidating even to the court.
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