Overview

• The court clarified it did not seek authentication of the video and instead wants the voice in the clip tested against an admitted voice sample.
• Justices Sanjay Kumar and S C Sharma criticised CFSL’s “wishy-washy” responses and asked Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati to return with details of the methodology followed.
• The bench rejected an application by N Biren Singh’s daughter to be added as a party and listed the matter for further hearing on August 25.
• Petitioner KOHUR pressed for a court‑monitored SIT and an independent lab review, but the bench cautioned against blanket distrust of CFSL or reliance on private reports.
• A sealed CFSL report was earlier found unsatisfactory on May 5, and the case centers on leaked recordings tied to the 2023 Meitei–Kuki violence that killed over 260 people, with Singh having resigned on February 9.