Overview
- Judicial magistrate Ankit Garg ruled that investigators cannot be compelled by the accused to disclose the veracity or contents of collected evidence.
- Preservation directions are already in place, and the court sought confirmation from the Delhi Cantt SHO on whether seized footage includes cameras at metro pillars 65 and 67, which the SHO said is stored in the malkhana.
- The SHO has been directed to appear with the case file at the next hearing, with the matter posted for compliance and for bail arguments on September 20.
- Delhi Police were granted time to file their opposition to Gaganpreet Kaur’s bail plea, and her judicial custody was extended until September 27.
- The case stems from the September 14 Dhaula Kuan collision that killed Deputy Secretary Navjot Singh and injured his wife, as the defence argues it was a simple accident and contests the culpable homicide charge.