For the first time in Gujarat, the Ahmedabad District Court recorded the statement of a rape victim through video conferencing live from Australia at a Court room here.
As the victim has shifted to Australia, and under new rulings of the Supreme Court and the Gujarat High Court it is necessary to record the statement in rape and cyber crime cases, the statement was recorded through video conferencing.
“Today according to Indian time at 9 am and according to Australian time at 2 pm, Court contacted SB Misra, deputy consulate general at Indian embassy located at Sydney of Australia though audio-video conferencing. In the presence of Misra, statement of rape victim was recorded within forty-five minutes in the court of second additional sessions judge PC Thakar,” Public Prosecutor Sohini Patel told Law et al. News on Friday.
Sohini Patel further said, “The video conferencing was actually scheduled for the last week but Chetana (victim, name changed), was not present to record the statement. Court had imposed the fine of Rs. 2000 on her for disturbing the court proceedings last week. Finally she was present today.”
Advocate PR Agrawal representing the accused was also present during the video conferencing.
The accused in the case, Chirag (name changed) is being lodged in Ahemadabad jail from the last three years. Police has charge sheeted him under Section 106, 376, 387, 388, and 507 of Indian Penal Code and under Section 66 and 67 of Information Technology Act.
Three years back, Chirag and Chetana used to live together at Ahemadabad. Chetana a minor then was forced to have physical relation by Chirag. Later when the couple broke up, Chirag uploaded the video of their intimate moments on a social networking site.
Chirag was later arrested after an FIR was filed by Chetana at a local police station. Meanwhile Chetana was shifted to Australia by her family.
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