SC directs trial courts to simplify records to ease legal proceedings

The Supreme Court on Monday issued directions to all trial courts across the country for cataloguing witnesses, evidence and material objects to ensure systematic presentation of evidence and efficient appreciation of case records in a criminal trial.

- Abraham Thomas

A bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said, “To ensure a systematic presentation of evidence that enables efficient appreciation of the record, we issue the following directions to all trial courts across the country. These directions aim to institutionalise a standardised format for cataloguing witnesses, documentary evidence, and material objects.”