’84 riots: Sajjan, other accused ready to bear cost of videography

Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and two others, facing trial in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, on Tuesday told a Delhi court that they are ready to bear the expenses of videography of the proceedings in the matter.

The trio, while appearing before district judge Amar Nath, to whom the case has been transferred by the Delhi high court from Karkardooma court, said they were giving an undertaking that they would bear the cost of video recording of the proceedings of the case to be conducted here. “If you are ready to bear the expenses, I am ready to pass an order on it,” the judge said, adding that a mechanism would be drawn to videograph the proceedings.

“Put up the matter for checking the working of system (video recording) on January 29, 2016,” the court said, adding that witness need not be summoned for that day.

While transferring the case to Patiala House court, the high court had directed the district judge to video record the proceedings at the cost of the accused. 

During the hearing, the judge also said video recording system was not available in his court and he has to consult the computer branch for devising such a facility.

Advocate IU Khan, appearing for Kumar, submitted that videographing of proceedings was requested to safeguard the parties from any prejudice.