Friday's statements wrapped up with Detective Bobbi Olson from the AuroraPolice Department on the witness stand, discussing a timeline of events as laid out by the defendant in several letters.
The “copy paste” culture in confessional statements and witness statements in chargesheets has been flagged by courts on several occasions, with the Bombay High Court calling it a “dangerous” trend.
The order came after Famara Bojang, the 3rd defence witness, testified under oath that he was arrested and detained for three days at the Anti-Crime Unit, where he provided a statement to the police.
A Delhi court on Friday concluded recording the statement of former Delhi Sikh Gurudawara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Manjit Singh GK as a prosecution witness in a 1984-anti Sikh riots case against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler.
One witness testified in the case regarding the torching of a container outside National Park in Gulberg.</p><p>Furthermore, two witnesses gave their statements in a case concerning the burning of police vehicles in Gulberg.
The bench questioned the integrity of witness statements and wondered why witnesses were even called by the police to record their statements ...News / Cities / Mumbai / ‘Copy paste job in witness statements dangerous’.
It was a dangerous practice that may, in certain cases, advantage the accused, and adversely impact the seriousness of genuine cases, the AurangabadBench of the Bombay High Court said ....
The Bombay high court has taken serious note of a frequent practice by police officers of copy-pasting witness statements into charge sheets, even in serious criminal cases.The court called this a ...